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Iowa City Man Charged with Firearms Offenses
An Iowa City man has been charged with a string of firearms-related offenses, including possession of a firearm by a felon.
According to court documents, 49-year-old Joshua Brown was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
The charges stem from an incident in July 2020, when Brown allegedly possessed a pistol despite having been convicted of unauthorized possession of an offensive weapon in Johnson County in 1995 and possession of a firearm by a felon in Cedar County in 1996.
The indictment also alleges that the pistol was stolen and had an obliterated serial number.
If convicted, Brown faces a possible maximum sentence of 25 years’ imprisonment, a $750,000 fine, and three years on supervised release following any imprisonment.
Brown appeared for a detention hearing on July 14, 2021, in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was released on bond.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and is being investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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