CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa???A Mason City, Iowa, man who pointed a shotgun at a woman and threatened to kill her, was sentenced today, Jan. 25, to 10 years in federal prison. Joseph Fitzgerald, 64, from Mason City, Iowa, received the prison term after a Sept. 11, 2023, guilty plea to one count...
WICHITA, Kan. ? A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a man for allegedly discharging a firearm while robbing a business. According to court documents, Clemente Garcia Jr, 35, of Wichita, was indicted on one count of interference with commerce by threats or violence...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ? A Republic, Missouri, man who was providing security at a private party where four individuals were injured by gunfire was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing a firearm. Timothy Johnell Smith, 37, was charged with being a felon in possession of a...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ? A prohibited person who possessed a firearm was sentenced on Jan. 18 to 110 months in federal prison. Ethan Porter, 33, of Cedar Rapids, received the sentence after a July 11, 2023, guilty plea to one count of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. At the plea...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? An Ionia man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Pettis County, Missouri. Thomas W. Pitts, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 25 years in federal prison without parole. Pitts was sentenced...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ? A twice convicted felon who unlawfully possessed a sawed-off shotgun was convicted by a jury today, after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Larry Jones, 62, of Waterloo, Iowa, was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ? A Springfield, man who was part of a local rap group pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing firearms. Ezekiel Josiah King, 20, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. ? A man from Venice admitted guilt in federal court Thursday for his involvement in a scheme to commit arson on residential properties and collect fraudulent insurance benefits. Rufis A. Jefferson, 47, pleaded guilty to 14 federal felony charges: one count of conspiracy to...
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