Date: 10-31-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Rodney Lavern Thein

Case Number: 234-CR-2074

Judge: C.J. Williams

Court: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Linn County)

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

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of firearms by a felon.
Waterloo Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Gun

A Waterloo man who displayed a firearm at others in a threatening manner was sentenced on October 28, 2024, to eight years in federal prison.

Rodney Lavern Thein, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 30, 2024 guilty plea to one count of possession of firearms by a felon.

On July 13 and 14, 2023, Rodney Lavern Thein, from Waterloo, Iowa, displayed a firearm in a threatening manner at people during confrontations over a trailer at Thein’s residence in Waterloo. During the investigation into the confrontations, law enforcement officers searched Thein’s residence, and seized nine firearms. Six of the firearms were loaded, and at least one of the firearms had been reported stolen. At the time, Thein was prohibited from possessing firearms because he had previously been convicted of three felony offenses.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dillan Edwards and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office; and the Waterloo Police Department

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to eight years in federal prison.

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