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Drug User Who Illegally Possessed a Gun Sentenced to Probation

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa

A man who illegally possessed a firearm as a drug user was sentenced March 1, 2021, to five years’ probation.

Treyton Mims, age 21, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a September 22, 2020 guilty plea to being a drug user in possession of a firearm.  Evidence during the case established that during a traffic stop, police found Mims in possession of a 9mm firearm.  Mims also admitted to being a marijuana user.

Mims was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams.  Mims was sentenced to 5 years’ probation.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).  PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.  PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

This case is also part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Initiated by the Attorney General in the fall of 2019, Project Guardian draws upon the Department’s past successful programs to reduce gun violence; enhances coordination of federal, state, local, and tribal authorities in investigating and prosecuting gun crimes; improves information-sharing by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives when a prohibited individual attempts to purchase a firearm and is denied by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), to include taking appropriate actions when a prospective purchaser is denied by the NICS for mental health reasons; and ensures that federal resources are directed at the criminals posing the greatest threat to our communities. For more information about Project Guardian, please see /media/1122011/dl?inline.

Goad is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa C. Williams and investigated by the Marion Police Department. 

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

The case file number is 20-cr-0053.

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Updated March 2, 2021

Topics
Project Guardian
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Firearms Offenses