Cedar Rapids Drug User Who Bought Thirty-One Firearms Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

A drug user who bought thirty-one firearms, at least twenty-four of which were for other people, was sentenced on May 13, 2022, to five years in federal prison. Chevelle Manuel Daudinot, Jr.,…

Three Plead Guilty to Cedar Rapids Heroin Conspiracy Uncovered by Wiretap Investigation

Three individuals who were caught conspiring to distribute heroin during a wiretap investigation pled guilty recently in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Cody Scott Deklotz, age 31, from Shellsburg, Iowa, Andrew James…

Cedar Rapids Man Receives Prison Term For Escape from Custody and Contempt of Court

A man who escaped from the Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility and later failed to appear in federal court pursuant to a subpoena was sentenced on March 22, 2022, to more than three…

Cedar Rapids Drug User Sent to Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition

A Cedar Rapids man who unlawfully possessed a firearm and ammunition as a drug user was sentenced March 22, 2022, to more than four years in federal prison. Deanye Bowman-Owens, age 22,…

Cedar Rapids Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

A Cedar Rapids man who intended to distribute methamphetamine and possessed a firearm while doing so was sentenced today to more 15 years in federal prison. Thomas Charles Mart, age 38,…

Cedar Rapids Woman Who Brought Child to Drug Deal Sentenced to Federal Prison

A woman who distributed methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison. Paige Elizabeth Axler, age 25, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a September…

Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Attempted Carjacking and Trying to Have Witness Killed

A man who attempted to carjack a car and subsequently tried to have a witness killed pled guilty on March 7, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Christopher Daniel Taylor, age…

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, man, Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 block of Western Drive, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to 120 months in prison for…

Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm

A prohibited person who possessed a firearm pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rakeem Leonard, age 30, from Cedar Rapids, was convicted of one count of being a…

Man Formerly from Cedar Rapids Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm After Multiple Felony Convictions

A man formerly from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who possessed a gun after three prior felony convictions was sentenced January 27, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. Patrick Derone James,…

Former Go Cedar Rapids Executives Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud

Doug Hargrave, age 55, from Puyallup, Washington, pled guilty on January 26, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Aaron McCreight, age 47, from Dothan, Alabama, pled guilty today. Each man was…

Cedar Rapids Nurse Sentenced in Drug Diversion and Tampering Scheme

A Cedar Rapids surgery center nurse, who diverted fentanyl to her own use at a local outpatient surgery center, was sentenced on January 21, 2022, to five years probation. Sabrina Thalblum, age…

Cedar Rapids man sentenced to 140 years for child sexual exploitation offenses following ICE HSI investigation

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A man who sexually exploited two girls and committed child [censored]ography offenses was sentenced January 18 to 140 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…

Former Go Cedar Rapids Executives Charged With Bank Fraud

Aaron McCreight, 46, from Dothan, Alabama, has been charged with one count of bank fraud. Doug Hargrave, 54, from Puyallup, Washington, has also been charged with one count of bank fraud. The…

Illinois Felon Sentenced in Iowa After Possessing a Gun and Drugs Inside a Cedar Rapids Wal-Mart

A convicted felon who possessed drugs he intended to distribute and a gun inside a Wal-Mart was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison. Sylvester Cunningham, age 41, from…

Cedar Rapids Man Who Robbed Victim at Gunpoint Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison

A man who committed a robbery and operated his car while intoxicated with a firearm in his possession was sentenced on November 29, 2021, to more than eight years in federal prison.…

Cedar Rapids Felon Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison After Shooting at a Vehicle

A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, convicted felon who shot a firearm at a vehicle was sentenced November 30, 2021, to nearly five years in federal prison. Nicholas Campbell-Scott, age 24, from Cedar Rapids,…

Cedar Rapids Man to Spend More than Seven Years in Federal Prison for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegally Possessing a Gun

A man who received COVID-19 relief funds that he was not entitled to and unlawfully possessed firearms was sentenced November 29, 2021, to more than seven years in federal prison. Dannish Dontreal…

Cedar Rapids Meth Dealer Sent to Federal Prison

A Cedar Rapids man who possessed methamphetamine and a revolver was sentenced on November 19, 2021, to more than five years in federal prison. Donald Devere White III, age 48, from Cedar…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles ADA Service Animal Dispute with Cedar Rapids Convenience Store

Midwest Petroleum & Convenience, Inc. (Midwest Petroleum), doing business as 7Star Liquor and Tobacco Outlet, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, convenience store, has agreed to settle a dispute under the Americans with Disabilities…

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