Two Keokuk men have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and evidence, Ronald Dickey Mason, 75, and his son Ronald Kieth Mason, 43, conspired to sell significant quantities of methamphetamine in various locations including Keokuk and Cedar Rapids from April to July 2024. In July 2024, law enforcement found 28 pounds of methamphetamine and a pistol in Ronald Dickey Mason’s car.
In February 2025, Ronald Kieth Mason pleaded guilty as charged while Ronald Dickey Mason pleaded guilty to conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. A jury convicted him in March 2025 of carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. On July 22, 2025, he was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.
Ronald Keith Mason received a sentence on June 25, 2025, of 20 years in federal prison with an additional five-year term of supervised release. The federal system does not offer parole.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa. The investigation involved the Lee County Narcotics Task Force, the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Keokuk Police Department.
