Malik Rimmer, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Iowa 2022

SIoux City, IA, 2022 – Malik Rimmer, a 26-year-old man from Sioux City, Iowa, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegally possessing a gun.

Rimmer was found guilty of one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon after a guilty plea in July 2022. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime.

The incident that led to Rimmer’s arrest took place on April 3, 2022, when a Sioux City Police Officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with an expired license plate. The vehicle, driven by Rimmer, refused to yield, and he took off at a high rate of speed before disabling his vehicle and fleeing on foot.

Officers observed a black Taurus G3 pistol laying in the grass on the path Rimmer had fled. The firearm was listed as stolen at the time. Rimmer was ultimately taken into custody after a struggle with officers.

Rimmer was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Rimmer is being held in the custody of the United States Marshal’s until he can be transported to a federal prison. The case was investigated by the Sioux City Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild.

As part of the PSN program, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. Through PSN, enforcement efforts are focused on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

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