DAVENPORT, IA - Donald Wayne Fulscher Jr., age 36, of Rock Island, was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison following his plea to a charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
According to court documents, on Oct. 30, 2021, officers attempted a traffic stop of Fulscher for minor traffic violations in Muscatine. Rather than stopping, Fulscher attempted to elude law enforcement by driving in excess of 100 mph in a marked 25 mph construction zone, running stop signs and lights, driving into oncoming traffic, and running over construction cones. Fulscher eventually drove into Illinois where he crashed in a cornfield. Officers located a loaded, nine-millimeter handgun in the vehicle and ammunition on Fulscher’s person.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office and the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office.
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 gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In May 2021, the Department of Justice launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
