A Dubuque man was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison for having a gun despite previously being convicted of domestic abuse. 28 year old Charles Carter pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids to a charge of possessing a firearm as a convicted domestic abuser. He also must serve three years of supervised release after his prison term. Police discovered that Carter had a gun after he assaulted his girlfriend, 26 year old Maggie Brenner in August 2018. He punched her in the face and arms, hit her in the face with a towel rack, hit her with a belt and choked her, causing her to black out. Police found the gun in Carter’s dresser drawer. He was prohibited from having firearms because he had been convicted of domestic abuse twice before.
