Allyssa Stovall, Firearms, Iowa 2022

A 23-year-old Waterloo woman has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for purchasing and possessing firearms while being a user of marijuana. Allyssa Stovall, of Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term on July 29, 2022, after a February 1, 2022, jury verdict found her guilty of one count of being a drug user in possession of firearms.

According to information disclosed at sentencing, in July 2020, Stovall purchased two firearms. Stovall knowingly and intentionally lied about her drug use to purchase the firearms. Less than a month after purchasing the firearms, Stovall’s firearms were used in two separate shootings in Waterloo.

Law enforcement seized the firearms from Stovall in July 2021. In September 2021, Stovall attempted to flee from law enforcement officers who were attempting to arrest her on the federal charge. She was eventually taken into custody.

Stovall was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Stovall was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day imprisonment. She must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.

Stovall is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until she can be transported to a federal prison. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa Williams and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Waterloo Police Department.

Stovall’s crime highlights the importance of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. The program focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

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