U.S. Marshals Arrest 2nd Shooting Suspect
Cedar Rapids, IA – U.S. Marshals today arrested a man near Chicago who is wanted on several charges in Iowa and Illinois. Dimione Jamal Walker, 29, is wanted in connection to the…
Dubuque Veterinarian Pleads Guilty in Fake Dog Prescription Scheme
A licensed Iowa veterinarian who wrote Tramadol prescriptions for fake dogs in order to obtain the controlled substance at local pharmacies pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Kristi Michelle…
Dubuque Man Pleads Guilty to Escape from Waterloo Facility
A Dubuque man who escaped from the Waterloo Residential Facility where he was in custody for a 2006 drug case pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Dennis Morris Brown,…
Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to three months in federal prison. Fernando Garcia-Guerrero, age 35, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in…
Dubuque Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm
A man who illegally possessed a firearm pled guilty on March 28, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Edgar Martinez, Jr., age 35, from Dubuque, Iowa, was convicted of being in…
Drug Dealer Who Attempted to Tamper with a Witness and Make “Hooch” While in Jail Sentenced to Nearly Three Decades in Federal Prison
A drug trafficker was sentenced March 25, 2022, to a total of 29 years in federal prison. Curtis James Johnson, age 36, from Talladega, Alabama, received the prison term after a July…
Man Who Illegally Possessed Firearm While on Probation Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison
A man who possessed a firearm after being convicted of a felony offense was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison. Michael Ray Teel, age 38, from Cedar Rapids,…
Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported Six Times
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported six times was sentenced today to ten months in federal prison. Emilio Jimenez-Daniel, age 34, a citizen of Mexico illegally…
Dubuque Armed Career Criminal Convicted at Trial Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Federal Prison
A man who was found driving in Dubuque with baggies of cocaine was sentenced yesterday to more than twenty years in federal prison. A stolen loaded 9 mm pistol was later located…
Manchester Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Offenses
DES MOINES, IA – On March 23, 2022, Darrius Decnan Redd, age 33, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court to 45 years in prison for sex trafficking an adult victim by…
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,…
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