Sioux City Man Who Illegally Possessed a Gun Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison

A man who called himself “Capone” was sentenced on July 21, 2023, to over 8 years in federal prison.

Randy Hall, age 39, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 13, 2023, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon and an unlawful drug user.

Evidence in the case showed when Hall was arrested on outstanding state warrants, he was in possession of a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol.  Hall had secreted the weapon on his person and then tried to hide it in the police cruiser that was being used to transport him to jail.  The firearm was discovered.

Hall has a lengthy criminal history including: assault on a police officer, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, escape, theft in the 1st degree, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, and a pervious felon in possession of a firearm among other crimes.

Hall was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand to 97 months’ and 22 days imprisonment (which was a sentence of 108 months adjusted for time served).  He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

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.

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

The case was investigated by the Sioux City, Iowa Police Department and was 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 22-04089.

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