Case DIH-2056

Vincent Steven Calvin

Federal · Iowa · Sentenced 2026

A Chicago man who distributed heroin and fentanyl in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; information disclosed at sentencing showed that a man who ingested fentanyl obtained from him on September 27 or 28, 2020 died of an overdose.

Court
Federal, Northern District of Iowa
State
Iowa
Year of death
2020
Year sentenced
2026
Drugs
Fentanyl
Conduct
Unknown
Relationship
Not reported
Conviction
Distribution of a controlled substance; possession of ammunition by a felon
Plea or trial
Plea
Sentence
144 months in prison
Found through
Federal DOJ release search 2010–2026

This was a federal prosecution. For what Iowa’s own law says about deaths caused by supplying drugs, see Iowa in the state law guide.

Sources

  1. justice.govChicago man sentenced federal prison drug and ammunition crimes

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