Two-Time Felon Convicted of Two More Firearms Offenses

A man who formerly operated a used appliance business in Marion, Iowa, was convicted by a jury today after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Cordell Maleec Mayfield, age 28, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.  The verdict was returned this afternoon following about 35 minutes of jury deliberations.

The evidence at trial showed that Mayfield had a firearm with an obliterated serial number in his Marion business on September 19, 2024, when Marion Police arrived late in the evening to perform a welfare check.  The welfare check was precipitated by a 911 call to Marion Police to have officers check on the caller’s daughter who was with Mayfield at his business.  Officers saw the weapon in Mayfield’s hand and later recovered it in a search.  Evidence further showed that a few months before the firearm seizure, Mayfield stated in a recording that he preferred firearms with obliterated serial numbers.  

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared.  Mayfield remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing.  Mayfield faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, and 3 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Patrick J. Reinert and Ashley Corkery and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Marion Iowa Police Department, Cedar Rapids Police Department, and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.  

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

The case file number is 24-CR-00094.

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