CEDAR RAPIDS – A felon who possessed a firearm and ammunition was sentenced May 14, 2015 to ten years in federal prison.
Blake Maurer, age 24, of Freeport, Illinois, received the sentence after a February 6, 2015 guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. At the guilty plea hearing, Maurer admitted that, on August 24, 2014, in Dubuque, Iowa, he possessed a firearm and ammunition. Maurer also admitted he was a convicted felon.
Maurer was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade. Maurer was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed, and he must also serve a three-year term of supervised release.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Dubuque Police Department.
