DAVENPORT, Iowa - On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Phillip Darnell Hicks, age 38, of the Quad Cities-area, to 51 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm announced Acting United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Hicks was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
The investigation began August of 2019 when Hicks met with an individual with the intent to sell them marijuana. Rather than selling marijuana, Hicks sold an empty bag. As a result, a car chase ensued, and Hicks’s vehicle was fired upon. The vehicle Hicks occupied got into a collision, and Hicks ran from the scene carrying a loaded Taurus Slim PT709 nine-millimeter pistol that he later threw away in a residential neighborhood in Davenport. At the time of this incident, Hicks knew he had a felony conviction for a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year and was prohibited from possessing a gun.
This matter was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
