Davenport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Ammunition Charge

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Davenport man was sentenced on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 108 months in prison for Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Lee was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term as well as pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

Quashawn Terrell Lee, age 22, was identified when law enforcement was dispatched to Castlewood Apartments in Davenport in response to a shots-fired call. Upon reviewing the apartment complex’s surveillance video, detectives identified the shooter as Lee. Lee fired approximately four rounds at a vehicle leaving the parking lot. Lee’s intended target, a gang rival, was an occupant of that vehicle. In the background were numerous bystanders, including at least eight children under the age of ten years old. One round that Lee fired went through the rear window and windshield of a parked vehicle in the immediate vicinity of that crowd of bystanders. As a convicted felon, Lee is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. Lee pleaded guilty on May 17, 2021.

Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Davenport Police Department investigated the case.