Press Release
☷Mason City Man Who Threatened to Kill Woman With a Shotgun Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Possession of Firearm by a Felon
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Jan 27,2024
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A guy named Joseph Fitzgerald from Mason City , Iowa , got sentenced to 10 years in federal prison today . He threatened to kill a woman by pointing a shotgun at her . The woman called 911 and eventually , the cops were able to talk to her . Fitzgerald has a long history of criminal activity , including domestic violence , drugs , and burglary . He also has 8 DUI convictions and 13 assault convictions . He ' ll be serving his time in a federal prison and will have to be on supervised release for three years afterwards . There ' s no parole in the federal system . The case was investigated by the Mason City Police Department and ATF , and prosecuted by Assistant U . S . Attorney Ron Timmons . If you ' re interested , you can find more information about the case at https://ecf . iand . uscourts . gov/cgi - bin/login . pl . This case was part of a program called Project Safe Neighborhoods ( PSN ) , which is all about reducing violent crime . They focus on the worst offenders and work with local prevention and reentry programs to make a lasting impact . You can follow them on X ( formerly Twitter ) @USAO_NDIA .
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