Keokuk Man Arrested by LCNTF

The Lee County Narcotics Task Force reports the arrest of a Keokuk, Iowa man on a felony drug charge.

Joe Cleveland, 34, of Keokuk, Iowa was arrested on November 27, 2018 on a felony drug charge. Cleveland is charged with delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine, a class C felony. If convicted, Cleveland faces up to 10 years in a state correctional facility.

The arrest of Cleveland stems from an investigation by the Lee County Narcotics Task Force into allegations that he was involved in the distribution of illegal drugs in the Lee County area.

The Lee County Attorney’s Office, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Keokuk Police Department, and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, assisted the Lee County Narcotics Task Force in this investigation.

The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The Lee County Narcotics Task Force is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Justice and the funds administered by the Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy.