Possession Of Stolen Gun Sends Dubuque Man To Prison

A Dubuque man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for possessing a stolen gun. 39 year old Christopher Roth was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He pleaded guilty on November 5th to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. In April 2020, Roth became upset with a group of people and threatened at least one of them. Reports say when officers located Roth later, he was in possession of a loaded gun, which he had stolen from someone he knew.  Roth admitted he was a user of methamphetamine and marijuana and had 27 adult criminal convictions, including convictions for theft, attempted burglary and domestic abuse.