Career Offender Who Distributed Methamphetamine and Cocaine Sentenced to Over 15 years in Federal Prison

A man who distributed over 50 grams of ice methamphetamine was sentenced April 28, 2026, to more than 15 years in federal prison.

Burrell Marquis Jackson, age 35, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a November 6, 2025, guilty plea to three counts of distribution of a controlled substance and one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that between July 2024 and August 2024, law enforcement officers conducted multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine and, on one occasion, cocaine from Jackson. On August 20, 2024, officers searched Jackson's home and located over 45 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, and a digital scale. That same day, officers stopped Jackson, searched him, and located over $10,000 in cash. Jackson was considered a career offender because he had least two prior felony convictions that are crimes of violence or controlled substance offenses.

Jackson was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Jackson was sentenced to 188 months' imprisonment. He must also serve a four-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Jackson is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Michael S.A. Hudson and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Iowa DCI Laboratory.

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The case file number is 25-CR-43.

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