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Dubuque Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa
Two Drive-By Shootings Lead to Arrest of a Wanted Felon

A man who possessed a firearm as a felon was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison.

Daniel Arsenio Rodgers, age 34, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after an August 31, 2022, jury verdict finding him guilty on one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. 

The evidence at trial showed that Rodgers knowingly possessed a Beretta 9mm handgun on June 25, 2021.  On that date, Rodgers shot at a residence on West Locust in Dubuque before ditching the car he was driving.  Later that day, Rodgers shot at a residence on W. 11th Street as a passenger in a different vehicle.  Dubuque police officers were able to track that vehicle using traffic cameras from W. 11th Street to a local restaurant where Rodgers was arrested on an outstanding warrant a short time later.  The Beretta used in both shootings was found in the vehicle in which Rodgers traveled to the restaurant.

Rodgers was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams.  Rodgers was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Rodgers 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 Daniel C. Tvedt and was investigated by the Dubuque Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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.

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

The case file number is 22-CR-1013.

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Updated April 13, 2023

Topics
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Firearms Offenses