Davenport Man Jailed for Gun Charge

A Davenport man is heading to prison after being found guilty of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Leonard Fisher, Jr., 25, was sentenced to 100 months in prison for the charge, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.

Fisher was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund. He was also ordered to forfeit the Lorcin .380 caliber pistol involved in the offense.

The case began on November 29, 2014, when Davenport Police officers were dispatched to a dance club for a gun shots fired call.

According to the plea agreement, officers saw a car speed out of a nearby alley and followed the car to Genesis East Hospital. Fisher was identified as the front seat passenger in the car, and he told officers the backseat passenger had been shot.

While the officers were assisting the gunshot victim, they saw a gun in the passenger backseat map pocket. A loaded Lorcin .380 caliber handgun with an obliterated serial number, two bags of marijuana, and a scale were found during a search of the car.

Fisher pleaded guilty to the charge on September 25, 2015. Prior to the incident in 2014, Fisher was convicted of three felony offenses; two in 2008 and the most recent in 2011.

This matter was investigated by the Davenport Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa as part of the Project Safe Neighborhood initiative.

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