Date: 07-26-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Raymon Olague

Case Number: 5:23-cr-04064

Judge: Leonard T. Strand

Court: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Cedar Rapids

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description:

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

On May 1, 2023, Raymon Olague, age 31, from Sioux City, was involved in a car chase that reached speeds in excess of 100 mph. Stop sticks were deployed, which struck a front tire, but Olague continued to flee law enforcement at a high rate of speed for several blocks. Olague pulled into an alley and threw a loaded handgun, with an obliterated serial number, out of the driver’s side door, before fleeing on foot into a nearby residence. Olague failed to comply with officers’ verbal commands but was found hiding under a child’s bed in the residence, and was apprehended. Olague posted a cash bond for the eluding charges.

On September 21, 2023, while officers were conducting surveillance on another incident, Olague was observed entering the residence without any bags or backpacks, and two minutes later, exited carrying a backpack. When a uniformed officer approached Olague, he refused commands and fled on foot, dropping the backpack and multiple items from his waistband. Olague was apprehended and taken into custody on a warrant for failing to appear at a hearing related to the May 1 incident. Officers located the items Olague dropped, and inside the backpack was a second loaded pistol that had been reported stolen, along with drug paraphernalia.

Olague was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Leonard T. Strand to 90 months’ imprisonment adjusted for time served on a related state offense. He must also serve a three-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.

The case was investigated by Sioux City, Iowa Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild.

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

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 90 months’ imprisonment adjusted for time served on a related state offense. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

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