Indiana Man Sentenced to 202 Months After Bike Stop in Cedar Rapids Found Meth and a Gun
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced that David Bryant III, 30, of Terre Haute, Indiana, was sentenced on October 27, 2026, in Cedar Rapids, in Linn County, Iowa, to 202 months in federal prison. Bryant received the term after an April 16, 2026, guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm during and in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and was sentenced by Chief Judge C.J. Williams.
In a plea agreement, Bryant admitted he was riding his bicycle in Cedar Rapids when officers tried to stop him. He refused to stop and officers had to tackle him. He had more than 50 grams of pure methamphetamine, a handgun, a scale, and $1,044 in cash.
Bryant admitted he intended to distribute the methamphetamine to other people, and that he possessed the gun in furtherance of his drug crime, using it to protect himself, the drugs and the cash.
Bryant must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. He is being held in the custody of the U.S. Marshals until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily K. Nydle and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force, composed of representatives from the FBI and the Cedar Rapids Police Department. The case file number is 26-cr-17. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Photo: 图：位于爱荷华州 Linn County 的 Cedar Rapids 市的 Linn County 法院大楼（资料图），本案事发于同市、由爱荷华北区联邦地区法院判刑。照片：WeaponizingArchitecture 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (file photo); the offense occurred in the same city and the case was sentenced in the Northern District of Iowa. By WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
