Michael Gene Hodges, Jr., Unlawful Gun Possession, Iowa 2020
A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to federal prison for unlawful gun possession. Michael Gene Hodges, Jr., 26, received a 42-month prison term after a guilty plea to possession of a firearm as a drug user.
Hodges admitted to illegally possessing three firearms as a drug user: one on March 24, 2019, another on May 11, 2019, and a third on February 6, 2020. Evidence at sentencing showed that Hodges discharged the firearm he possessed on March 24, 2019, during an incident that occurred in the parking lot of Woody’s Show Club in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Hodges was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Hodges is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison. The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force.
The task force is composed of representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cedar Rapids Police Department. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
This case is also part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Project Guardian enhances coordination of federal, state, local, and tribal authorities in investigating and prosecuting gun crimes.
Hodges, Michael Gene Hodges, Jr., was sentenced for possession of a firearm as a drug user in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on February [no date given]. He will serve 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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