Iowa City man to serve 12 years for heroin trafficking

DAVENPORT - An Iowa City man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to over 12 years in federal prison for heroin trafficking in 2013.

Antoine Marquet Clemons, 38, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to distribute heroin. In November 2013, an undercover agent made two purchases of half-gram amounts of heroin from another person, according to U.S. Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt's news release. On both occasions, immediately before the undercover agent received heroin from the person, police saw Clemons meet and sell heroin to that person.

About one week after the second transaction, authorities searched two residences associated with Clemons. At Clemon's residence, agents found 26.5 grams of heroin. At the other residence, police recovered digital scales and $2,648 in cash, which included $200 in pre-serialized 'buy funds” that the agent provided to the other person moments before the second transaction.

Clemons has seven prior felony drug convictions, according to the news release.