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☷2 Time Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Unlawfully Possessing a Sawed Off Shotgun
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Jan 19,2024
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The judge , C . J . Williams , will decide on Jones ' sentence after a presentence report is made . The U . S . Marshals took Jones into custody after the guilty verdict and he ' ll stay locked up until his sentencing . He could face up to 25 years in prison , a $500 , 000 fine , and 6 years of supervised release . The Waterloo Police Department eventually got called to the scene and found out about the gun . They eventually found it behind Jones ' place after he told an officer that he had wrapped it in a tarp and chucked it behind his house . The barrel of the gun was about 13 inches long , which is illegal unless it ' s registered with the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , and Firearms . Jones had also been convicted of burglary twice before . In Cedar Rapids , Iowa , a guy called Larry Jones , who has been convicted of a crime before , got found guilty today for having an illegal sawed - off shotgun . This all went down after a two - day trial in federal court . The jury only took about an hour to make their decision . If you want more info on the case , the file number is 23 - CR - 2015 . You can also follow us on X ( formerly Twitter ) @USAO_NDIA . The Waterloo Police Department , FBI , Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives , Black Hawk County Sheriff ' s Office , and Cedar Falls Police Department all worked together on the investigation . This case is part of a program called Project Safe Neighborhoods ( PSN ) that ' s all about reducing violent crime and gun violence in our communities . During the trial , they showed evidence that on September 7 , 2022 , Jones got into a fight with someone else . In the middle of the argument , he went into his house and came out with a sawed - off shotgun . The other person even recorded a video of Jones with the gun on his phone .
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