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Iowa Man Gets 3 Years for Placing Incendiary Device on Homeowner’s Property
A 46-year-old man from Bellevue, Iowa, has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for placing an incendiary device on the property of another.
Aaron Hinke received the prison term after a guilty plea to possession of a national firearms act destructive device not registered to possessor. Hinke was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams to 37 months’ imprisonment.
According to information disclosed at a prior hearing, on September 6, 2020, Hinke placed an incendiary device on the property of a homeowner in La Motte, Iowa. The incendiary device consisted of a cigarette, firework, and a long firework fuse that was taped to a small gasoline container that contained a gasoline/oil mixture.
The incendiary device was later found by the homeowner’s 5-year-old child. Hinke is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
Hinke must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
The case file number is 21-CR-01006. Court file information can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. Follow us on Twitter @USAO_NDIA for updates on this and other cases.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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