Mason City Man Charged With Illegally Possessing Guns
Contact: Peter Deegan
Dale Schrage, 49, from Mason City, Iowa, appeared in federal court yesterday on a charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The charge is contained in an Indictment filed April 2, 2010, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
The Indictment alleges that, on or about January 4, 2010, Schrage possessed a .25 caliber handgun, a .22 caliber rifle, six rounds of .25 caliber ammunition, and 25 rounds of 20 gauge ammunition after he had been convicted of felony Extortion in Black Hawk County, Iowa, on November 30, 1995.
If convicted, Schrage faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment, and 3 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
Schrage appeared on April 15, 2010, in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was held without bond. Schrage’s next appearance for trial is set for June 7, 2010.
As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Bob Teig as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a cooperative local, state, and federal program aimed at the enhanced prosecution of gun crimes. The case was investigated by the Mason City Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is CR 10-3010.
