Iowa City Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Involvement with Cocaine Outfit

An Iowa City man was sentenced for more than a decade in prison after he pleaded guilty to being involved with a cocaine selling operation in 2010.

According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Iowa, Carl Louis Johnson Jr., 26, of Iowa City was sentenced with 140 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to selling crack cocaine.

Johnson pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 2011 to participating in a conspiracy to sell crack cocaine from the months of July 2010 through Nov. 4, 2010.  Johnson also admitted to conspiring with four other men in this operation: Antonio Martin, Phillip Lewis, Antonio Murray, and Shelby Young.

During the time frame listed above, Johnson allegedly made six drug sales to members of local law inforcement. After his arrest, Johnson admitted to being in possession of at least 280 grams of the crack cocaine.

For the four other men, Lewis has been sentenced to 108 months imprisonment, Murray to 90 months imprisonment, and Young to 188 months imprisonment. Martin’s sentencing is pending.

According to the release, this case was investigated by the Johnson County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the Iowa City Police Department, and the Iowa Department of Public Safety-Division of Narcotics Enforcement.

Judge John A. Jarvey ordered Johnson to serve ten years of supervised release following this initial imprisonment and to pay $100 to the Crime Victims Fund, accordin to the release.