Six-Time Felon Sentenced to Over a Decade in Federal Prison After Firing a Gun in a Residential Neighborhood

A man who was convicted of his sixth felony offense after firing a gun eight times in a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, neighborhood was sentenced today to more than eleven years in federal prison.

Larnell Logn, age 41, from Frankfort, Illinois, received the prison term after a November 5, 2025, guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.

At the guilty plea, Logan admitted he had five felony convictions that prohibited him from possessing a gun. His convictions included domestic abuse assault by strangulation and drug conspiracy. He further admitted that on November 15, 2023, he possessed a 9mm handgun.

Evidence at sentencing showed that on the afternoon of November 15, 2023, Logan got into an argument with two people outside a home in Cedar Rapids. Logan grabbed one of the people and demanded money. The victim got inside the house and shut the door. Logan kicked the door open. He entered the home and assaulted the victim in the home. After doing so, he said he was going to get his "30" and kill everyone.

Logan left the home. A short time later, the assault victim and another person in the house heard gunshots in the backyard. They looked out the windows and saw Logn driving away from the house. Multiple neighbors heard the gunshots and saw Logan's car driving away.

CRPD began looking for Logan's car. Just before 3:00 p.m. a CRPD officer located the car. After the officer activated his lights and sirens, Logan sped away. While fleeing, he reached speeds of at least 50 mph in a residential area. At one point, Logan sped by a school bus with children nearby. Officers were able to corner Logan and he stopped his car. Logan got out of his car and ran. Officers caught him, but Logan resisted until the officers were able to put handcuffs on him.

Officers searched Logan's car. They found a 9mm handgun in the car. The handgun had an extended magazine capable of holding 32 rounds of ammunition. There was a round in the chamber and 12 rounds in the magazine. Logan was intoxicated at the time of his arrest.

Logan was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Logan was sentenced to 137 months' imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Logan is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony Morfitt and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force. The task force is composed of representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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The case file number is 24-cr-35.

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