Dubuque Man Sentenced For Firearms Possession While Using Drugs

A Dubuque man who possessed more than a dozen firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition while using drugs has been sentenced to four years in federal prison. 33 year old Daniel Heim previously was convicted in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids of one count of being a drug user in possession of firearms and ammunition. He must serve three years of supervised release after his prison term. The U.S. Attorney’s Office reports that Heim admitted at a plea hearing that he possessed 14 firearms and nearly 3,400 rounds of ammunition in 2019 from December 17 to December 19 while being an unlawful user of marijuana and cocaine. Heim also admitted that on December 18 he fired at least five shots from a pistol later found in his truck. Heim was identified as a suspect along with 34 year old Tobias Sarazin of Dubuque after authorities responded to a report of gunfire on Military Road on December 18th, 2019.