Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

DAVENPORT, Iowa – On Thursday, April 22, 2021, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Marion Joseph Hare, age 30, of Davenport, to 94 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition and Distribution of Methamphetamine announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Hare was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term as well as pay $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

In February of 2020 Hare sold ten ecstasy pills that contained methamphetamine to another person in exchange for $40. Later that month, law enforcement executed a search warrant on Hare’s known residence. In his bedroom officers located a loaded Ruger .380 pistol, two digital scales, a box of plastic sandwich baggies, one federal .380 round of ammunition, a box of 39 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition, and indicia indicating Hare lived in the residence. At the time of this incident Hare knew he had prior felony convictions for crimes punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year.

This matter was investigated by the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.