hiawatha felon and domestic abuser pleads guilty to possessing a firearm
Contact: Peter Deegan
A Hiawatha felon and domestic abuser who pawned a 12 gauge shotgun pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Rusty Lynn Bowles, age 43, from Hiawatha, Iowa, was convicted of being a felon and domestic violence misdemeanant in possession of a shotgun.
Bowles admitted he possessed the gun for a year prior to August 21, 2009, when he pawned it at a pawn shop in Cedar Rapids. At the time, defendant had convictions for Felony Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse, Felony Assault While Displaying a Dangerous Weapon, Second Degree Forgery, Second Degree Burglary, and Misdemeanor Domestic Assault. .
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Bowles remains free on bond previously set pending sentencing. Bowles 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.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Marti S. Sleister 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 Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 10-79.
