Today, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions and sentences of Jamal and Levon Dean Jr. Previously, Jamal Dean, 23, of Sioux City, was sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy, felon in possession of a firearm, carjacking, robbery, and brandishing a gun in furtherance of a violent crime. Levon Dean Jr., 25, of Sioux City, was sentenced to 400 months imprisonment for conspiracy, felon in possession of a firearm, robbery and possessing a gun in furtherance of a violent crime.
In its opinion, the court rejected the Deans’ numerous arguments for a new trial and resentencing in their entirety. The opinion of the court can be found at.
“The arrest, conviction and sentencing of Jamal and Levon Dean, and now the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeal ruling affirming their sentences and convictions are the result of law enforcement partners at the federal, state and local levels working together to help make Woodbury County and the surrounding region safer for everyone. Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild did an outstanding job of prosecuting this case and handling the appeal. " said U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa Kevin W. Techau.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde O. Fairchild and was investigated by the Sioux City Police Department, the South Sioux City Police Department, the Woodbury County, Iowa Sheriff Office the Dakota County, Nebraska Sheriff’s Office, The Woodbury County, Iowa Attorney’s Office, the United States Marshal’s Service, the Iowa Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Iowa Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 13-4082.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
