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Federal Prison Time for Climbing Hill Man
A 37-year-old man from Climbing Hill, Iowa, has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing firearms, despite having prior felony convictions and being an illegal drug user.
Adam Muecke, 37, received the prison term on August 26, 2021, in federal district court in Sioux City after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and a drug user on February 16, 2021.
Muecke was previously convicted of theft in Plymouth County, Iowa, in 2002, and burglary in Plymouth County, Iowa, in 2003. At the time he possessed firearms, he was also an unlawful user of marijuana.
Evidence presented at Muecke’s detention, change of plea, and sentencing hearings revealed that on March 13, 2020, law enforcement found Muecke in possession of firearms, a baggie containing marijuana, and marijuana pipes during a search of his residence.
Muecke was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand to 16 months’ imprisonment and a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Muecke was released on the bond previously set and is to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on a date yet to be set.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime. PSN is a collaborative effort between law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders to identify and address the most pressing violent crime problems in the community.
The case was investigated by the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation, the Iowa State Patrol, and the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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