DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced on April 7, 2026, to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine.According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Adam Christopher Smith, 41, was found to be in possession of a distribution quantity of meth in March 2025. Smith went into an ice cream store as officers approached him and attempted to hide the meth under a freezer.At sentencing, the Court also found that Smith violated the terms of his federal supervised release and imposed a 30-month concurrent sentence. In 2020, Smith was sentenced to a 70-month prison term for possession with intent to deliver heroin and possession of a gun in furtherance of that crime in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Smith was released from prison in February 2024.
In February 2025, an arrest warrant was issued for violations of his supervised release term.After completing his term of imprisonment, Smith will be required to serve an eight-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Davenport Police Department investigated the case.