Aaron Hinke, a 46-year-old man from Bellevue, Iowa, has been sentenced to three years and three months in federal prison for placing an incendiary device on another’s property.
On September 6, 2020, Hinke placed an incendiary device on the property of a homeowner in La Motte, Iowa. The device consisted of a cigarette, firework, and a long firework fuse that was taped to a small gasoline container containing a gasoline/oil mixture.
The incendiary device was later found by the homeowner’s five-year-old child, putting the entire family at risk.
Hinke pleaded guilty to possession of a National Firearms Act destructive device not registered to possessor on March 22, 2021.
On September 7, 2021, Hinke was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams to 37 months’ imprisonment. He will also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.
Hinke is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
The case file number is 21-CR-01006, and information can be found on the court’s website at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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