Multiple Rapid City Defendants Indicted on Federal Gun Charges
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that three men and one woman from Rapid City, South Dakota, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on federal gun charges. All Defendants were indicted on July 23, 2019.
Julie Cagle, a/k/a Julie Davis, a/k/a Julie Dzuirman, age 48, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on July 26, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment charging her with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charge relates to Cagle, a previously convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms, unlawfully being in possession of two firearms in June 2019 at Rapid City.
Mason Means, age 21, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on July 26, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment charging him with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charge relates to Means, a previously convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms, unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic pistol in June 2019 at Rapid City.
Wanbli Morris, age 34, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on July 26, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment charging him with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
The maximum penalty upon conviction for each count is 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charges relate to Morris, a previously convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms, unlawfully possessing a stolen semi-automatic pistol in April 2019 at Rapid City.
Juan Rosales, age 45, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on July 26, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment charging him with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charge relates to Rosales, a previously convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms, unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic pistol in June 2019 at Rapid City.
The charges are merely accusations and all Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
These cases are 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. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of its renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and local communities to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
The investigations are being conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Rapid City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Patterson is prosecuting the cases.
All four Defendants have been detained pending trial. Trial dates have not been set.
