Felon Possessing Stolen Weapons Sentenced to Prison

A twice convicted felon who possessed three stolen weapons was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison.

Randall Williams, 26, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a guilty plea on January 15, 2016, to one count of being a felon in possession of firearms.

The evidence showed that Williams purchased three firearms from another individual who was involved in burglaries in the Waterloo area.  At the guilty plea, Williams admitted he purchased the weapons knowing they were stolen.  Williams admitted he had an Illinois felony conviction for burglary.  He also had an Iowa felony drug conviction.

Williams was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade.  He was sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment.  A special assessment of $100 was imposed.  He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Williams 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 Steve Young and investigated by the Cedar Falls Police Department. 

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

The case file number is 15-CR-2026.

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