Darius Devon Flowers, Felon Gun Possession, Iowa 2015

Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Gun Possession

A 26-year-old Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a loaded handgun in April 2015. Darius Devon Flowers, from Cedar Rapids, pleaded guilty on September 4, 2015, to being a felon and domestic abuser in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

At the guilty plea hearing, Flowers admitted to having two prior felony convictions and two misdemeanor domestic abuse offenses. He was found with a loaded handgun on April 22, 2015, after Cedar Rapids police responded to a call of a male in possession of a firearm. A witness reported Flowers, who appeared to be intoxicated, displaying a firearm while telling a female to call him if she needed help with anything.

The female called the police, providing a description of the vehicle in which Flowers was a passenger. Cedar Rapids Police found the vehicle shortly thereafter and discovered the loaded handgun underneath Flowers’s seat.

Flowers was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade to 84 months’ imprisonment, a special assessment of $100, and a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. He is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was investigated by the Cedar Rapids Safe Street Task Force, a collaborative effort between several law enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dan Chatham. Flowers’s prison sentence is a result of his repeated disregard for the law and his history of domestic abuse. His case highlights the importance of addressing gun violence and domestic abuse in our communities.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file numbers are 15-CR-0068-LRR and 15-MJ-00189.

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