(Des Moines, IA) — An eastern Iowa man who distributed a deadly cocktail of opioids will spend more than 15 years in federal prison. Thirty-year-old Julius Irvin of Dubuque pleaded guilty in March to one count of distribution of controlled substances near a protected location resulting in death. Irvin admitted in his plea hearing that he distributed a mixture of heroin and fentanyl to another person in May of 2019. The customer took some of the substance to a local women’s shelter where she had been staying. She used the substance, overdosed, and was found dead by shelter staff the next morning. Irvin is being held in the United States Marshals’ custody until he can be transported to federal prison.
