Mail and Identity Thief Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison After Escape

A Cedar Rapids man who evaded capture for nearly a month after walking away from custody at a halfway house was sentenced on March 22, 2022, to four years in federal prison. …

Dubuque Woman Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Non-Fatal Overdose

A woman who distributed fentanyl to a man who overdosed and nearly died was sentenced March 22, 2022, to ten years in federal prison. Emily Ann Nelson, age 29, from Dubuque, Iowa,…

Large-Scale Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

A Cedar Rapids man who led a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization was sentenced on March 18, 2022, to 30 years in federal prison. George Patrick Ashby, age 62, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…

Seven-Time Felon Who Possessed Firearms and Crack Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison

A man who illegally possessed a firearm and possessed crack cocaine he intended to distribute was sentenced March 17, 2022, to 10 years in federal prison. Patrick Green, age 50, from Dubuque,…

Chicago Drug Dealer Who Flipped Car While Attempting to Flee From Police Sentenced to Federal Prison

A man who led Dubuque police on a high‑speed chase that ended with his car on its hood and his gun, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in the snow was sentenced March 17,…

Felon Who Ditched a Gun in a Woman’s Purse and Then Ran from Police Sentenced to Federal Prison

A felon who possessed a firearm and then ran from the police was sentenced March 16, 2022, to more than five years in federal prison. Christopher Cungtion, Jr., age 29, from Cedar…

Waterloo Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Buying Gun for Friend

A Waterloo woman who purchased a gun for her friend was sentenced March 15, 2022, to six months in prison. Destiny Nacole Harrington, age 21, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison sentence…

Drug User Sentenced to Prison for Possessing a Firearm

A man who unlawfully possessed a firearm was sentenced today to more than one year in federal prison. Vantez Wright, Jr., age 19, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after an…

Delaware County Man Charged with Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm

Matthew Welcher, age 43, of Dundee, Iowa, has been charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on March 7, 2022,…

Man Who Had Sex With Minor Convicted of Sexual Abuse

A man who had sex with a minor was convicted by a jury today after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Stephen Albert, age 50, from Tama, Iowa, was…

U.S. Marshals Service Leads Operation to Find Missing Iowa Children

Cedar Rapids, IA and Des Moines, IA – Since October 2020, the U.S. Marshals in Iowa have been partnering with federal, state and local agencies in a joint operation dubbed Operation Homecoming,…

Narcotics Trafficker/Fugitive Located Hiding in Rural Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA – U.S. Marshals arrested in Zwingle today an Illinois man who was wanted on federal charges out of Springfield, Missouri. Untavious Davenport, 39, has been wanted by the U.S.…

Montana Man Pleads Guilty in Derecho Repair Scheme

A Montana man who cheated a Cedar Rapids derecho victim out of more than $10,000 in insurance proceeds pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. William Allen Hurlbut, Jr., age…

Pharmacist Admits Prescription Drug Theft and Tampering

A pharmacist who stole controlled substances from two Dubuque area pharmacies and tampered with medications pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Anthony Pape, age 33, from Dubuque, Iowa, was…

Man Who Conspired to Distribute Drugs Sentenced to Federal Prison

A man who was found in possession of 370 methamphetamine tablets, almost 200 grams of cocaine, and marijuana, was sentenced on February 17, 2022, to five years in federal prison. Daniel Barlow,…

Man that Possessed Unregistered Firearm Sent to Prison

A Kentucky man who possessed an unregistered firearm was sentenced February 17, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. James Manuel Lowe, age 51, from Ashland, Kentucky, received the prison…

Felon Subject to a No-Contact Order Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Possessing a Firearm

A man who unlawfully possessed a firearm was sentenced today to six years in federal prison. Donald Hunt, Jr., age 32, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a July…

Ohio Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Role in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

A man from Ohio who was involved in a conspiracy to distribute drugs was sentenced February 16, 2022, to four years in federal prison. Dean Warren Wright, age 47, from Cleveland Heights,…

60-Year-Old Mason City Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

A Mason City man who was part of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin with his son was sentenced February 11, 2022, to more than 17 years in federal prison. Charleton…

Drug User Who Possessed Multiple Firearms Sentenced to Seven Years’ in Federal Prison

A man who illegally possessed multiple firearms was sentenced today to seven years’ in federal prison. Devonte Wright, age 21, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 24, 2021…

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