AN ALTA, IOWA MAN WHO ILLEGALLY POSSESSED A FIREARM HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON.
29-YEAR-OLD TAXAVIER FORD PLED GUILTY LAST YEAR IN FEDERAL COURT IN SIOUX CITY, TO ONE COUNT OF BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.
FORD WAS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF DRUG POSSESSION IN THE STATE OF INDIANA IN 2017, AND POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, WITH INTENT TO DELIVER AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A FELON, IN BUENA VISTA COUNTY IN 2021.
BOTH OF THESE CONVICTIONS PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM POSSESSING ANY FIREARM.
HE WAS ARRESTED LAST MARCH IN STORM LAKE DURING A TRAFFIC STOP FOR DRIVING WITH AN ILLEGAL WINDOW TINT AND OFFICERS FOUND EVIDENCE OF MARIJUANA AND A LOADED FIREARM IN HIS WAISTLINE.
