Felon in Possession of Firearm Receives Prison Term

A man who unlawfully possessed a firearm was sentenced August 19, 2015, to nearly four years in federal prison.

Dustin Dimmick, 26, from Tucson, Arizona, received the prison term after an April 23, 2015, guilty plea to felon in possession of a firearm.  Dimmick was previously convicted of possession of a controlled substance, a felony, in the Fall River County District Court for South Dakota, on or about April 20, 2012.

At the guilty plea, Dimmick admitted that in 2013, he and others traded and/or bought/sold guns with other persons.  On or about December 11, 2013, in Swea City (Kossuth County), Iowa, Dimmick and other persons participated in the burglary of a residence.  During this burglary, or shortly thereafter, Dimmick took possession of at least two firearms, two mini dirt bikes and several pool cues.  Sometime shortly after December 11, 2013, in Rolfe (Palo Alto County) Iowa, Dimmick sold and/or traded several items of property to another person, including one of the stolen mini bikes, and two stolen firearms, namely, a JGA .22 caliber rifle, Model Karabiner, serial number 520404; and a 9mm Browning handgun, Model Herstal Belgique, serial number 51905.

Dimmick was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett.  Dimmick was sentenced to 46 months’ imprisonment.  A special assessment of $100 was imposed.  He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.  Dimmick is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

This case is being prosecuted as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a cooperative local, state and federal program aimed at the enhanced prosecution of gun crimes.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.  The case file number is 15-3041.

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