FORT DODGE, IA – LaMarcus Lamar Gully, 31, is headed back to a cell. The Fort Dodge man was sentenced to three years – 36 months – in federal prison on May 15, 2017, after admitting to a slew of violations of his supervised release. Gully’s freedom, already curtailed, proved too tempting to resist, landing him a fresh term courtesy of the federal justice system.
The violations weren’t minor technicalities. Gully failed to comply with routine drug testing, a glaring red flag for someone supposedly under court supervision. But that wasn’t the extent of it. Gully also racked up new criminal convictions in the State of Iowa, proving he hadn’t learned his lesson. These weren’t victimless crimes either.
Court records show Gully was convicted in December 2015 for assault/domestic abuse, a charge that speaks for itself. Then, in October 2016, he doubled down on his bad decisions, pleading guilty to two counts of delivery of cocaine. The man wasn’t just flouting the rules; he was actively peddling poison in the community. This wasn’t a slip-up; it was a pattern of disregard for the law.
The sentencing came down in Sioux City, with United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett delivering the verdict. Importantly, Judge Bennett ordered Gully’s federal sentence to run consecutive to any time he’s already serving on those Iowa state convictions. This means Gully won’t be getting out anytime soon. And forget about a second chance after prison – there is no parole in the federal system.
Currently, Gully is in the custody of the United States Marshals Service, awaiting transport to a designated federal prison facility. He’ll be joining a population already overcrowded with those who thought they could outsmart the system. The case was brought by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde, with crucial investigative work done by the United States Probation Office and the Fort Dodge Police Department. They did their job. Gully didn’t.
Those interested in further details can find court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 08-3005. Follow the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa on Twitter: @USAO_NDIA.
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- State: Iowa
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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