A Minnesota man who conspired with others to distribute large quantities of cocaine that resulted in the death of a young Dubuque woman has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison.
38-year old Michael Knight received the federal prison term in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids after entering a guilty plea in September to one count of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of more of cocaine within 1000 feet of several parks and schools in Dubuque between 2017 and April of 2021.
In February 2021 Knight distributed cocaine to a young woman in Dubuque who went home, used the cocaine and died. Knight was also ordered to make nearly 14-thousand dollars in restitution to the victim’s family and serve a 8-year term of supervised release after the prison.
