Tag: Iowa
Tony Ray Pledge, Possessing a Firearm as a Felon, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Tony Ray Pledge, a 58-year-old felon from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was caught with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop in August 2025. Pledge, who has a prior federal felony conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon, was driving in Cedar Rapids when law enforcement stopped his car…
Terry Markey Miller, Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition as a Felon, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Terry Markey Miller, a 44-year-old Davenport man, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. The crime occurred at his Davenport residence in January 2025, just 10 days after he was released from prison. Miller was prohibited from possessing firearms due to…
Cedric Cornelius Shivers, Escape from Residential Reentry Center, Illinois 2025
⏱ 2 min read Cedric Cornelius Shivers, a 31-year-old Quad Cities man, walked out of a Davenport residential reentry center without authorization in October 2025, sparking a manhunt that ended with his arrest in Illinois. Shivers, who was required to reside at the center due to a 2021 felony firearm possession conviction, resisted arrest and…
Austin Andrew Goodman, Possessing a Firearm while Prohibited, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Austin Andrew Goodman, a 42-year-old man from Dubuque, Iowa, tried to enter a city council meeting armed with a loaded firearm on March 3, 2025. Goodman, who was wearing a suit, had an American flag on his shoulders, tape over his mouth, and was accompanied by his two dogs on leashes.…
Nicholas Robert Campbell-Scott, Escape from Custody, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Nicholas Robert Campbell-Scott, a 29-year-old from Waterloo, Iowa, cut his ankle monitor and fled from the Gerald R. Hinzman Center, a residential re-entry center in Cedar Rapids, in January 2026. He was serving a federal prison sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon at the time. Campbell-Scott has past…
Timothy Parrish, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Iowa 2026
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Dalvert Encarnacion Francisco, Distributing Child Pornography, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Dalvert Encarnacion Francisco, a 37-year-old from Dubuque, Iowa, has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography to a resident in Panama City. The crime was uncovered after the Bay County Sheriff’s Office investigated multiple tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The defendant…
Courtney Derrell Bennett, Possessing a Stolen Firearm, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Courtney Derrell Bennett, a 54-year-old Omaha man, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. The crime occurred in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where Bennett was arrested by the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on an outstanding warrant for terroristic threats from Douglas…
Shaninth Michael Ray, Cyberstalking, Iowa 2023
⏱ 2 min read A chilling cyberstalking case has ended with a 10-year prison sentence for Shaninth Michael Ray, 38, of Chicago. Between April 2023 and October 2023, Ray terrorized an Iowa resident, threatening to kill them and their family members despite a no-contact order. The threats were made via phone, text, and video on…
Sergio Niz-Mendez, Sex Offender Registration Violation, Iowa 2026
⏱ 2 min read Sergio Niz-Mendez, a 27-year-old Guatemalan national, has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for re-entering the US without permission and failing to register as a sex offender in Iowa. Niz-Mendez, who was living in Sheldon, Iowa, pleaded guilty to the charges in March 2026 and was sentenced on August…
