Friday, August 28, 2026

2025 Booking Photo Dubuque County

A felon who was previously convicted of drug distribution charges was sentenced August 26, 2026, to 92 months in federal prison for possessing a gun.

Donta Racine Euells, age 45, from Freeport, Illinois, received the prison term after a January 12, 2026, guilty plea to possession of a firearm as a felon.

On August 9, 2025, Dubuque police responded to a 911 call.  Victims reported that Euells, Davion Trawick (who has previously been sentenced), and another man forced their way into the home.  At the time, Trawick possessed a large capacity firearm and Euells possessed what later was determined to be a BB-gun.  However, law enforcement officers found a gun in Euell’s car that he had driven to the residence.  Euells was prohibited from possessing firearms because of numerous prior felony convictions.

Euells was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Euells was sentenced to 92 months’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

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

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nicole L. Nagin and investigated by the Dubuque Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  

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