CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Marcus Dejohn Wallace, 29, was convicted by a jury on Wednesday of one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. The three-day trial took place in Cedar Rapids federal court.
Evidence presented at trial revealed Wallace led police on a high-speed chase when he pulled into a residential neighborhood, getting out of his car and running from the officers.
Shortly after, police took Wallace into custody. Within throwing distance from where Wallace was arrested, police found a loaded gun with a missing magazine. The magazine was later found in the area Wallace had run…