Cedar Rapids - Page 11

A man who was caught with nearly two kilograms of marijuana and a loaded handgun was sentenced today to more than eleven years in federal prison. Charles Robert Evans, age 33, from…

A Northeastern Iowa man who guided and outfitted illegal deer hunts was sentenced on September 23, 2021, to federal prison.  Cory Gene Fritzler, age 46, from Lansing, Iowa, received the prison term…

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – There will be a press conference held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the United States Attorney’s Office in the federal courthouse, 111 Seventh Ave…

A woman who admitted conspiring with others to sell methamphetamine was sentenced September 24, 2021, to nearly four years in federal prison. Jennifer Marie Klingsmith, age 36, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the…

A man who sold three deadly doses of opioids in April and May of 2019 was sentenced today to 35 years in federal prison. Travis Gordon Jones, age 40, from Dubuque, Iowa,…

A man and woman who were responsible for participating in a robbery that led to the murder of another man were sentenced today to federal prison. Danielle Busch, age 31, from Cedar…

A convicted felon who unlawfully possessed a firearm that he then sold to a confidential informant was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison. Delano Antwuan Deshazer, age 34, from Chicago,…

A convicted sex offender who lived and worked in Iowa for about 14 months without registering as a sex offender was sentenced on September 9, 2021, to more than a year in…

A woman who distributed crack cocaine with her father was sentenced September 3, 2021, to eight months in federal prison. Lekeya Shantay Gillenwater, age 29, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term…

A man who attempted to pilot an airplane from Wisconsin to New Mexico without a pilot’s license was sentenced today in federal court.  Keith Alexander Thomas, age 44, from Portales, New Mexico,…

A man who placed an incendiary device on the property of another was sentenced September 7, 2021, to more than three years in federal prison. Aaron Hinke, age 46, from Bellevue, Iowa,…

A man who was previously convicted of multiple felony offenses, and later possessed over 1 kilogram of pure methamphetamine and guns, pled guilty on September 7, 2021, in federal court in Cedar…

A man who received over $13,000 in fraudulently obtained CARES Act unemployment funds was sentenced today to nine months in federal prison.  Brian Lynn Whorton, age 55, from Marion, Iowa, received the…

David Alan Tafolla, age 54, from Oelwein, Iowa, has been charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, four counts of distribution of a controlled substance, and one count…

A man who distributed videos of a toddler being sexually abused by her mother on social media was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison. Douglas John Buttikofer Jr., age 41,…

A man who shot at an occupied vehicle in an apartment complex parking lot was sentenced today to more than eight years in federal prison. Eric James Lyle, age 34, from Cedar…

A man who illegally possessed a loaded handgun pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Timothy James Hensley, age 44, from Martell, Iowa, was convicted of one count of being…