Man Convicted of Threatening to Kill Woman, Found with Loaded Firearms
Darrell Junior Sims, a 29-year-old man from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The conviction comes after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
On January 27, 2017, Sims threatened to kill a female companion during a phone call. When the woman asked what he planned to kill her with, Sims told her to look under her mattress. The woman looked under the mattress and found a loaded revolver and a loaded pistol.
The woman contacted the United States Marshals Service, and two Deputy Marshals arrived and collected the firearms. While the deputies were collecting the firearms, Sims called the woman again. A deputy recorded the conversations, during which Sims accused the woman of allowing his guns to be stolen.
Sims, a convicted felon, is now facing a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, $100 in special assessments, and 3 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
Sentencing before Chief United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Sims remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing.
The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dan Chatham.
For more information, visit https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 17-CR-5-LTS.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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