Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 DIP News

A felon who possessed a firearm pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Rosnel Larose, age 32, of Dubuque, was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.  At the plea hearing, Larose admitted that, in January 2022, he possessed a pistol after having been convicted of eleven felonies.

Sentencing before United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared.  Larose remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing.  Larose faces a possible maximum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

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.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Dubuque Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.