CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - On June 17, 2019, five men will be sentenced in federal district court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following their convictions for drug, robbery, and gun crimes related to the fatal shooting of an individual in Coggon, Iowa, in February 2017. On June 18, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. the United States Attorney’s Office and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference at the United States Attorney’s Office in the federal courthouse, 111 Seventh Avenue SE, in Cedar Rapids to announce the results of those sentencing hearings.
Additionally, United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. will announce recent Project Safe Neighborhood gun charges in Eastern Iowa at the press conference. Representatives from federal and local law enforcement will be present.
Event Details
When: June 18, 2019
Where: Cedar Rapids Federal Courthouse (United States Attorney’s Office), 111 Seventh Avenue SE
Time: 11:00 a.m.
A press release will be provided and interview opportunities will be available.
Please RSVP to Tony Morfitt at tony.morfitt@usdoj.gov if you plan to attend.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
