Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Being Unlawful Drug User in Possession of Firearms

A man who was found in possession of two firearms during a traffic stop pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Tyshawn Bush, age 20, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of being an unlawful user of marijuana in possession of firearms.

In a plea agreement, Bush admitted that, on June 27, 2015, he purchased a Savage Arms, 12 gauge shotgun in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  In purchasing the firearm, Bush falsely denied using illegal controlled substances.  In truth, at the time Bush purchased the shotgun, he was a regular unlawful user of marijuana.  On July 16, 2015, Cedar Rapids police officers made a vehicle traffic stop on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids.  Bush was a passenger in the vehicle.  On the floor of the back seat, where Bush was sitting, officers found a loaded Lorcin .25 caliber pistol, with an obliterated serial number.  In the trunk, officers found a Westernfield 16 gauge shotgun which Bush admitted was his.

Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared.  Bush remains in custody of the United States Marshal.  Bush faces a possible maximum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, $100 in special assessments, and three years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney C.J. Williams and was investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of the Safe Streets Task Force. 

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. 

The case file number is 15-CR-0086-LRR.

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