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Javontae Ernie Grisson, Possession of a Firearm by a Drug User, Iowa 2018

Published August 14, 2018

A Dubuque man has pleaded guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a marijuana user.

Javontae Ernie Grisson, 22, of Dubuque, Iowa, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a drug user.

Grisson was arrested on May 17, 2018, after police investigators executed a search warrant at his apartment in Dubuque.

During the search, investigators found drug paraphernalia and marijuana strewn throughout the apartment. They also found a .357 Magnum revolver with ammunition on Grisson's bed.

Grisson pleaded guilty to the charge on August 13, 2018, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

He faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Grisson remains released on previously set court conditions pending sentencing.

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Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/dubuque-man-pleads-guilty-unlawfully-possessing-firearm-drug-user