Isaiah Fulson-Dewberry, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2020

Kansas City, Mo. – Isaiah Fulson-Dewberry, 29, was sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison without parole for illegally possessing a firearm.

Fulson-Dewberry pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm on June 29, 2020.

On September 1, 2019, Independence police officers were dispatched to the Pepperwood Apartments on a reported prowler call. When officers arrived, Fulson-Dewberry, who was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche (later determined to be stolen), began driving erratically through the parking lot, deliberately ramming his truck into a police vehicle and attempting to strike an officer.

The officer, fearing for his life, fired 10 rounds from his duty weapon into the driver’s side of the truck. Fulson-Dewberry then fled the scene, leading officers on a high-speed chase through the city.

During the chase, Fulson-Dewberry drove on the shoulder of the road, passing vehicles at a high rate of speed and running red lights at busy intersections. He also entered oncoming traffic, nearly striking two different eastbound vehicles head-on.

Fulson-Dewberry was eventually apprehended and taken into custody without further incident. A loaded Walther .22-caliber handgun was found near the scene of the chase.

Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to possess any firearm or ammunition. Fulson-Dewberry has prior felony convictions for possession of methamphetamine, burglary of a motor vehicle, identity theft, fleeing from law enforcement, and two prior felony convictions for theft.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Marquez and investigated by the Independence, Mo., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Fulson-Dewberry’s sentence is part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, a program aimed at reducing violent crime through enforcement and prevention efforts.

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