Cedar Rapids lawyer heading to jail on second drug conviction

A Cedar Rapids attorney charged with possession of crack cocaine last November was sentenced Tuesday in U. S. District Court to 15 days in jail.

Stanley A. Roush, 52, of Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty Dec. 13 to possession of crack cocaine after a prior drug possession conviction. Roush was previously convicted in federal court for possession of marijuana.

Roush, who has been a licensed attorney since 1984, was charged in November after he made a $200 controlled purchase of crack cocaine from an apartment complex in northeast Cedar Rapids, which involved a confidential informant, according to a plea agreement. The informant told drug task force officers in May that Roush smoked crack cocaine with her once a month and gave her money to purchase crack cocaine.

Police observed Roush purchase the crack cocaine and approached Roush when he stopped at a gas station after the purchase, according to the plea agreement. When he saw the officers approach his vehicle, Roush threw the crack cocaine behind his seat and told them he swallowed it. The crack cocaine was subsequently found by officers during a search of Roush's vehicle.

Roush also was fined $2,500 and ordered to pay an additional $150.20 for the costs of prosecution. He will serve a one-year term of supervised release after the jail time.