Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm Charge
DAVENPORT, IA – On January 13, 2016, Tiano Nishan Trice, 34, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to 90 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Trice was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund. Trice was also ordered to forfeit the Smith and Wesson 40-caliber handgun involved in the offense.
Trice pleaded guilty to the felon in possession of a firearm charge on September 8, 2015. According to the plea agreement, on April 12, 2015, Davenport Police officers responded to a residence where a female victim reported Trice had threatened her and held a gun to her head. The victim was able to direct officers to the gun, which Trice had hidden under a bedroom mattress. The gun was traced and found to have been stolen from a garage in Davenport. Prior to April 2015, Trice was convicted of delivery of crack cocaine, a felony, in 2005.
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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East Moline Man Sentenced to Prison for Making False Statements During the Purchases of Firearms
DAVENPORT, IA – On January 14, 2016, De’Andre Lee Hodges, 22, of East Moline, Illinois, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to two (2) 10 month prison terms for making false statements during the purchases of firearms, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. The two 10 month prison terms were ordered to be served concurrently. Hodges was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. Hodges was also ordered to forfeit the Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol, Smith and Wesson .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol, American Tactical Import .22 Rifle, and ammunition involved in the offenses.
Hodges pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements during the purchase of a firearm on September 16, 2015. According to the plea agreement, on August 15, 2014, Hodges purchased a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun from a licensed gun dealer in Davenport and filled out the required Form 4473. All licensed dealers are required to obtain and retain the address of the purchaser of a firearm. This information is collected on the Form 4473 and required to be kept by the dealer.
On April 7, 2015, Hodges purchased two more guns from the same licensed gun dealer, a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber pistol, an American Tactical Import .22 Rifle, and ammunition. Hodges again filled out the required Form 4473.
Hodges reported to police on April 15, 2015, that two handguns were stolen from his garage. During the investigation, Hodges was interviewed and admitted he lived in Illinois – not Davenport – as he reported during his gun purchases on the Forms 4473.
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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Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm Charge
DAVENPORT, IA – On January 14, 2016, Leonard Fisher, Jr., 25, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner to 100 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Fisher was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund. Fisher was also ordered to forfeit the Lorcin .380 caliber pistol involved in the offense.
Fisher pleaded guilty to the felon in possession of a firearm charge on September 25, 2015. According to the plea agreement, on November 29, 2014, Davenport Police officers were dispatched to a dance club for a gun shots fired call. Upon arrival, officers saw a car speed out of a nearby alley and officers followed the car to Genesis East Hospital. Leonard Fisher, Jr. was identified as the front seat passenger in the car, and he told officers the backseat passenger had been shot. While the officers were assisting the gunshot victim, they saw a gun in the passenger backseat map pocket. A loaded Lorcin .380 caliber handgun with an obliterated serial number, two bags of marijuana, and a scale were found during a search of the car. Cell phones from Fisher and the driver of the car were searched, and a video on one of the phones showed Fisher with a gun in his pocket. The gun found in the car was identified as the gun Fisher possessed in the video.
Prior to November 2014, Fisher was convicted of three felony offenses; two in 2008 and the most recent in 2011.
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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