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Date: 07-25-2024
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United States of America v. Elijah Wires
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Court: The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Des Moines
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Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Firearm Charge
Davenport Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm Charge
A Davenport man was sentenced on July 16, 2024, to eight years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Elijah Wires, 20, was found in possession of a firearm with an extended magazine during the early morning hours of January 1, 2022. Wires, a Savage Life gang member who had multiple outstanding arrest warrants, was a passenger in a car that drove recklessly through Davenport, including driving through red lights and down one-way roads. Once the car stopped, Wires attempted to flee from officers on foot but was apprehended and arrested. At sentencing, the Court ordered Wires’s federal sentence to run consecutively to his undischarged state sentences.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Wires will be required to serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department.
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. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods,
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Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in federal prison. After completing his term of imprisonment, Wires will be required to serve three years of supervised release.
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