Wednesday 28-year-old Brandon Mitchell of Mason City entered a guilty plea in federal court to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He was previously convicted twice for domestic abuse assault in Cerro Gordo County District Court, and as a result, was prohibited from possessing firearms.
At his plea hearing, Mitchell admitted having two prior convictions for misdemeanor domestic violence and being an unlawful user of marijuana. Evidence further showed that on February 24th, 2024, when Mitchell received the 9 millimeter pistol, he was under indictment for attempted murder, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm by a domestic abuser, a case which is still active in Black Hawk County.
Mitchell faces a possible maximum sentence of 15-years in federal prison, and a fine of up to 250-thousand dollars.
