Dubuque, Iowa, resident Lekeya Shantay Gillenwater, 29, has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a crack cocaine conspiracy. Gillenwater’s sentencing occurred on September 3, 2021, after she entered a guilty plea on March 1, 2021, to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.
According to information presented at sentencing, between January 2020 and August 2020, Gillenwater agreed to distribute crack cocaine with her father and others. On multiple occasions, law enforcement purchased crack cocaine from Gillenwater or her father, with a total of four different transactions occurring in the summer of 2020. On August 10, 2020, law enforcement searched Gillenwater’s residence in Dubuque and recovered over 14 grams of crack cocaine, $1,400, and drug packaging.
Gillenwater was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment in federal prison. She must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after completing her prison term. It’s worth noting that there is no parole in the federal system.
Gillenwater is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until she can be transported to a federal prison to begin serving her sentence.
The case against Gillenwater was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards. The investigation into Gillenwater’s activities was led by the Dubuque Drug Task Force.
For those interested in accessing more information about the case, including the court file, can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 20-CR-01043.
Follow the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa on Twitter at @USAO_NDIA for updates on this and other cases.
Related Federal Cases
- Peter Dimitrov Mirchev, Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, California 2023 · New York
- Gregory Givens Convicted of Possession of Crack Cocaine with Intent… · Illinois
- Christopher Ward-Malone, Crack Cocaine Distribution, Sioux City IA,… · Nebraska
- Ryan Stevenson, Distribution of Crack Cocaine, Waterloo IA, 2013 · Iowa
- Dwayne Howard Sentenced to 71 Months for Crack Cocaine Sales, Dubuq… · Iowa
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS
Drug TraffickingDrug TraffickingDrug TraffickingDrug Trafficking