Timothy Allen Smith, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Iowa 2022

Joliet Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

A 32-year-old man from Joliet, Illinois has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Iowa.

Timothy Allen Smith, a resident of Joliet, Illinois, was sentenced on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute at Least 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine and Distribution of 50 grams and more of Methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Smith was identified as a member of a conspiracy trafficking large amounts of ‘ice’ methamphetamine coming from Arizona. He distributed methamphetamine to other drug dealers in the Clinton and Davenport, Iowa area.

Further investigation revealed that Smith also resided in the same house as one of his methamphetamine suppliers, Mario Moreno, who was also charged as part of this conspiracy investigation. In September 2019, Moreno, age 34, of Savanna, Illinois, received a 168-month sentence.

Others sentenced as part of this drug conspiracy include Flemming Lashae Lewis, age 39, of Clinton, who was sentenced to 230 months of imprisonment in April 2019, Charles Edward Lane III, age 34, of Clinton, who was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment in April 2019, and Antonio Gipson, age 48, of Clinton, who was sentenced to 210 months imprisonment in August 2019.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa announced the sentencing. This case was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

Defendant Information: Timothy Allen Smith, 32, of Joliet, Illinois.

Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to Distribute at Least 50 Grams of Actual Methamphetamine and Distribution of 50 grams and more of Methamphetamine.

City and State: Davenport, Iowa.

Date of Sentencing: October 26, 2022.

Sentence: 144 months in prison.

Other Sentences:

• Flemming Lashae Lewis, 230 months of imprisonment
• Charles Edward Lane III, 240 months of imprisonment
• Antonio Gipson, 210 months imprisonment
• Mario Moreno, 168 months in prison

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