A Dubuque man has sentenced to 10 years in prison for a burglary in which gunshots were fired in 2019. 33 year old Antonio Rodgers of Dubuque was given the sentence i after pleading guilty to charges of second-degree burglary, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon. The charges stemmed from a burglary on March 15, 2019. Shelby Buswell of Dubuque reported that she had received an alert from her home security system. She was at the hospital at the time, so she contacted a friend to investigate. Reports say the man and his two teenage sons went to the residence and saw two people inside. One of the intruders pulled out a gun and fired multiple times when confronted. No one was injured, and the man and his sons fled the residence. Investigators used surveillance camera footage to identify the burglars as 41 year old Michael Brown of Dubuque and Rodgers.
