Daniel Heim, Drug User in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, Iowa 2020

Dubuque Man Charged with Being a Drug User in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

Daniel Heim, a 32-year-old man from Dubuque, Iowa, has been charged with being a drug user in possession of firearms and ammunition.

The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed on February 26, 2020, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.

The Indictment alleges that, in December 2019, Heim possessed 14 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition while being an unlawful user of marijuana and cocaine.

If convicted, Heim faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and 3 years on supervised release following any imprisonment.

Heim appeared today in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was released on bond. Heim’s next appearance for trial is set for April 27, 2020.

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the government’s violent crime reduction efforts. Project Safe Neighborhoods is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.

This case is also part of Project Guardian, the government’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and is being investigated by the Dubuque Police Department, the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is CR 20-1006.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/dubuque-man-charged-being-drug-user-possession-firearms-and-ammunition