Delvonn Battle, Possessing a Firearm as a Felon, Iowa 2012

A Des Moines man has been convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon after a traffic stop in Waterloo.

Delvonn Battle, 31, was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle pulled over by Waterloo police officers just before midnight on January 13, 2012. During the stop, officers found a loaded Ruger 9 millimeter pistol hidden under Battle’s seat.

The gun was later determined to be the same firearm used in a shooting at a gas station in Des Moines just one month earlier. Battle was identified by an eyewitness as the shooter in the gas station shooting.

Battle was convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids. The verdict was returned this afternoon following about one hour of jury deliberations.

State crime lab evidence showed that the pistol was the exact same firearm used in the shooting. The driver of the vehicle, Ryan Marshall, was convicted of transporting a firearm as a felon earlier this year following a state jury trial in Black Hawk County.

Battle faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, $100 in special assessments, and up to three years of supervised release following any imprisonment. Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared.

Battle remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Justin Lightfoot and was investigated by the Waterloo Police Department Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT), and the Des Moines Police Department.

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