The second of five men involved in a Quad-City fentanyl distribution ring has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for his role in the conspiracy that led to his 18-month-old child overdosing on the opioid.
Kathan Daniel Wiley, 23, of Davenport, received his sentence during a hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court, Davenport, before U.S. District Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger.
Kathan Wiley
Ebinger ordered Wiley to serve five years on supervised release once his prison sentence is complete.
There is no parole in the federal system.
As outlined in a search warrant by Davenport Police Detective Emily Rasche, the case began Oct. 30, 2021, when at 3:51 p.m. officers were sent to Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport in reference to a 1-year-old child who had ingested unknown pills.
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Wiley’s child had ingested pills that were thought to be laced with fentanyl and had to receive multiple doses of the anti-opioid Narcan to be revived.
The investigation led to federal authorities charging five men, including Wiley, in a fentanyl and ecstasy distribution ring.
Wiley was arrested June 13, 2022.
On April 5, 2023, a federal jury found Wiley guilty of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance-fentanyl, and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance (fentanyl) resulting in serious bodily injury.
According to U.S. District Court documents, the child had ingested fentanyl that was in blue pills stamped with “M” and “30.” The pills were meant to resemble Oxycodone tablets.
The other men involved in the case are:
Linder Kai Divos, 27, also known as “Lindo” pleaded guilty Sept. 30, 2022, to one count each of possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance-fentanyl, and felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to Feb. 21, 2023, to 14 ½ years in prison. Divos currently is serving his sentence in the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City according to electronic records of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Linder Kai Divos
Jordan Thomas Hopper, 25, of Davenport, pleaded guilty Feb. 28, 2023, to one count of distribution of a controlled substance (fentanyl) resulting in death relating to a June 2021 overdose death in Davenport. He also pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a controlled substance (fentanyl) resulting in serious bodily injury relating to an overdose in April 2021 that occurred in Bettendorf, and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance (fentanyl). He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 28.
Jordan Thomas Hopper
Austen Michael Thomas, 26, of Davenport, pleaded guilty March 7, 2023, to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance (fentanyl) and felon in possession of a firearm. He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 29.
Austen Michael Thomas
Marshall Matthew James Carver, 26, of Davenport, pleaded guilty Feb. 4, 2023, to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance (fentanyl) and distribution of a controlled substance (fentanyl) resulting in serious bodily injury relating to an overdose in Bettendorf that occurred in April 2021. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 23.
Marshall Matthew James Carver
The Davenport Police Department investigated the cases.
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