Sioux City Felon Sentenced to Five Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing a Gun

A man who attempted to evade police on foot and resisted arrest was sentenced on December 20, 2022, to 5 years in federal prison.

Malik Rimmer, 26, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a July 21, 2022, guilty plea to one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

Evidence in the case showed on or about April 3, 2022, a Sioux City Police Officer observed a vehicle with a license plate that expired in January 2022. The officer initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle, driven by Rimmer, refused to yield.

Rimmer took off at a high rate of speed and struck a curb in his attempt to flee, disabling his vehicle.  Rimmer exited the vehicle and fled on foot. An officer drove his police vehicle in an attempt to cut off Rimmer, and could see Rimmer was holding a black object in his hand.  Rimmer, still on foot, turned around and ran back toward his vehicle. The officer exited his police vehicle and gave Rimmer multiple commands to get on the ground. Rimmer refused to obey these orders and fought with officers.  He was ultimately taken into custody.

Officers observed a black Taurus G3 pistol laying in the grass on the path Rimmer had fled. The firearm was listed as stolen at the time.

Rimmer was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand to 60 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.  Rimmer is being held in the custody of the United States Marshal’s until he can be transported to a federal prison.

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.

The case was investigated by the Sioux City Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild.

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

The case file number is 22-CR-04035.

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