DAVENPORT, IA - On March 21, 2019, Maurice Lavon Cowan, age 26, of Rock Island, Illinois, was sentenced by United States Chief District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 70 months in prison on the charge of felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Cowan was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term, and pay $100 to the Crime Victim Compensation Fund. Cowan pleaded guilty on Nov. 16, 2018.
On Jan. 18, 2018, Davenport, Iowa, police officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Cowan. Cowan fled from officers and crashed his vehicle. Cowan then ran from the vehicle, throwing a loaded Ruger nine-millimeter pistol into the snow. Cowan had previously been convicted of felony offenses in 2011 (aggravated robbery) and in 2017.
This matter was investigated by the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office-Southern District of Iowa.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In 2017, PSN was reinvigorated as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
