United States Drug Enforcement Administration

MADISON, WIS. – John McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee and Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Davis Jr., 35, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 2 ½ years in federal prison for distributing heroin, and an additional year for violating conditions of his federal supervision. The 3 ½ year prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Davis Jr. pleaded guilty to this charge on January 10, 2024.

Between June and September 2024, Davis Jr. distributed heroin on twelve separate occasions in the Madison area. At the time of these offenses, Davis. Jr. was on supervised release after serving a 10-year federal prison term for a 2011 conviction for possessing cocaine for distribution.

During sentencing Judge Conley emphasized the seriousness of Davis Jr.’s continuing involvement in drug distribution while on supervised release for similar conduct.

The charge against Davis Jr. was the result of an investigation conducted by the Dane County Narcotics Task Force, Madison Police Department, Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorneys William M. Levins and Aaron Wegner prosecuted this case.