Davenport Man Found Guilty of Felon in Possession of a Firearm
A 27-year-old Davenport man has been found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.
Xavier Elfonsto Buckner, of Davenport, Iowa, was found guilty after a three-day jury trial presided over by Chief District Court Judge John A. Jarvey.
The jury found that on August 11, 2015, Buckner knowingly possessed a .380 caliber Smith and Wesson Bodyguard handgun that was manufactured outside of the state of Iowa.
Evidence presented at trial described that Buckner possessed this handgun after a vehicle, in which Buckner was a passenger, fled from the Davenport Police Department.
An Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalist testified that based on ballistics testing, the firearm seized from Buckner on August 11 was the same firearm connected to spent shell casings seized after an earlier shooting that occurred in the 700 block of W. 14th Street on August 3, 2015.
Buckner was found to have a conviction in 2006 for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
This matter was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa as part of the Project Safe Neighborhood initiative.
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- Chris Lee Gordon, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Iowa 2022 · Iowa
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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