Sioux City Man With Lengthy Criminal History Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Ammunition

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A Sioux City, Iowa man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced November 4, 2022, to more than 7 years in federal prison.

Michael Mace, age 20, from Sioux City, Iowa received the prison term after a June 23, 2022, guilty plea to possession of ammunition as a felon.

Evidence in the case showed Mace’s criminal possession of ammunition was discovered when, on July 19, 2021, officers of the Sioux City Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in which Mace was a passenger. A high-speed pursuit ensued.  During the pursuit, a firearm was thrown from the vehicle. The pursuit ended when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Mace fled on foot but did not get far.  The gun was later located on the sidewalk along the path of the flight. It bore no identifying marks, but the bullets loaded in the gun did, and were determined to bear Mace’s fingerprints.          

Mace, despite being just 20, has a lengthy criminal history including: (1) Possession with Intent to Delivery Methamphetamine, in the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, on or about January 21, 2021; (2) Theft in the First Degree, in the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, on or about January 21, 2021; (3) Assault on an Officer, in the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, on or about January 21, 2021; (4) Theft in the Second Degree, in the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County on or about January 21, 2021; and (5) Eluding, in the Iowa District Court for Woodbury County, on or about January 21, 2021.


Mace was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand to 84 months’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term and pay a $100 special assessment.  There is no parole in the federal system.


Mace is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was investigated by the Sioux City Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild. 

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

The case file number is 21-04073.

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