A man who illegally possessed a firearm pled guilty October 18, 2011, in federal court in Sioux City.

Lonnie Wade Sigler, 36, from Humboldt, Iowa, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Sigler was previously convicted of theft in the second degree in Polk County Iowa District Court on August 10, 1993; conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine in Polk County Iowa District Court on April 2, 1999; and conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine in Delaware County Iowa District Court on July 17, 2001.

At the plea hearing, Sigler admitted to illegally possessing a firearm. On July 21, 2009, in Webster County, Iowa, law enforcement officers were involved in a high speed pursuit of Sigler. During the pursuit, Sigler’s vehicle became disabled, he fled on foot, and was captured. Officers recovered a Hi-Point 9mm handgun near where Sigler abandoned the vehicle. Officers also seized an ammunition clip inside the vehicle.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Sigler remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Sigler faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a special assessment of $100, and up to 3 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

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 is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 10-3058.

 

 

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