A 41-year-old Iowa City man will spend the next year and a half behind bars after attempting to flee federal custody.
Gabriel Mangum, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of escape from custody on August 24, 2017, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
According to court documents, Mangum left the Gerald Hinzman Center, a federal prison in Cedar Rapids, on June 20, 2017, claiming he was going to work. However, he never returned to the facility.
Mangum was later apprehended by the United States Marshal Service on July 12, 2017. He was found guilty of escape from custody and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
The sentence, handed down by Judge Linda R. Reade, also includes a $100 special assessment and three years of supervised release after Mangum completes his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Mangum is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison to begin serving his sentence.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lyndie Freeman and investigated by the United States Marshal Service.
Court file information for the case can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 17-CR-56.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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