A man who had been released from federal prison and was under court supervision who illegally possessed a gun was sentenced on October 19, 2026, to more than nine years in federal prison.

Dondre Minor, age 30, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 20, 2026, guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Evidence during the case showed that in January 2026, Minor was driving a car in Cedar Rapids when police attempted to stop him. Minor led officers on a high-speed chase, driving onto the Coe College campus and eventually crashing his car into the backyard of a residential building. Minor attempted to run from police on foot but was caught and arrested. Officers found 9mm pistol with an extended magazine on him. At the time of the stop, Minor had been released from federal prison for less than a year. He had previously been convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was serving a term of federal supervised release.

Minor was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Minor was sentenced to 111 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

Minor is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa C. Williams and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force. The task force is composed of representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cedar Rapids Police Department. Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 26-CR-0026.

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