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Local resident sentenced to 70 months in prison for felon in possession of firearm

Davenport, IOWA – According to the court documents, his name is Cedric Cornelius Shivers and he was sentenced to 70 months in prison.

Prosecutors say the 26-year-old defendant was sentenced on a charge of felon in possession of a firearm.

This incident occurred on Sept. 14, 2020.

Iowa State Trooper conducted a traffic stop. The defendant fled from the traffic stop and traveled at speeds of more than 110 mph.

Shivers eventually rolled the SUV down an embankment into a ditch.

The responding officers found a loaded handgun in his vehicle. 

The 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to the offense on May 28.

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