Four Men Charged With Unlawful Firearm Possession

Keith Diante Moore, Jr., age 30, Derek Anthony Hughes-Doby, age 28 Treundes Lydell Howell, age 28, and Cecil Bernard Howell, age 45, have been charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm.  The charges are contained in a Complaint filed on September 14, 2015, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.

The Complaint alleges that, on or about September 10, 2015, defendants each possessed a Glock .40 caliber pistol while being unlawful users of marijuana.  Federal law prohibits users of illegal controlled substances from possessing firearms.

If convicted, each defendant faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and 3 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.­

Defendants Keith Diante Moore, Jr., and Treundes Lydell Howell appeared on September 15, 2015, in federal court in Cedar Rapids, and were ordered detained without bond after a detention hearing on September 18, 2015.        

Defendants Derek Anthony Hughes-Doby and Cecil Bernard Howell remain fugitives.  Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Derek Anthony Hughes-Doby or Cecil Bernard Howell is asked to contact the Cedar Rapids Police Department at (319) 286-5491 or Linn County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-CS-CRIME (272-7463).

Derek Anthony Hughes-Doby is a 28-year-old black male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall.  He is pictured below:

Cecil Bernard Howell is a 45-year-old black male, approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall and approximately 195 pounds.  He is pictured below:

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney C.J. Williams and Special Assistant United States Attorney Ravi T. Narayan and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force.  The task force is composed of representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cedar Rapids Police Department, and the Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services.

Court file information available: https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.  The case file number is 15-MJ-281.

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