DAVENPORT, IA – A Davenport man was sentenced today to 27 years in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl which resulted in the overdose of an 18-month-old child.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at trial, Kathan Daniel Wiley, 23, possessed fentanyl, which had been pressed into pills resembling prescription Percocet pills—blue pills stamped with “M30”—with the intent to distribute the pills, which an 18-month-old child ingested. The child had stopped breathing as a result of ingesting the fentanyl, but was able to be revived by medical professionals. A jury found Wiley guilty of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury (relating to the overdose of the child), after a trial in April 2023.

Others charged as a part of the conspiracy include Linder Kai Divos (a.k.a. Lindo), Jordan Thomas Hopper, Austen Michael Thomas (a.k.a. Waynski, a.k.a Mitch), and Marshall Matthew James Carver.

Linder Kai Divos, 27 of Davenport, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm. On February 21, 2023, Divos was sentenced to 14-and-a-half years in federal prison.

Jordan Thomas Hopper, 25 of Davenport, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, relating to an April 2021 overdose which occurred in Bettendorf, and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, relating to a June 2021 overdose which occurred in Davenport. Hopper’s sentencing is scheduled for November 28, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.

Austen Michael Thomas, 26 of Davenport, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and felon in possession of a firearm. Thomas’ sentencing is scheduled for November 29, 2023, at 12:30 p.m.

Marshall Matthew James Carver, 26 of Davenport, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, relating to an April 2021 overdose which occurred in Bettendorf. Carver’s sentencing is scheduled for January 23, 2024, at 10:30 a.m.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Davenport Police Department investigated this case.