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Shooter sentenced to prison
By JOSH NELSON, Courier Staff Writer
WATERLOO — A man involved with one of several shootings this past summer was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison.
Shantorio Evans, 18, entered the Alford plea to six felony and misdemeanor charges the same day he was scheduled to stand trial for his role in a July 28 shooting. The plea means Evans doesn’t admit guilt, but acknowledged there was a strong possibility he would be found guilty if the matter went to trial.
Among the charges Evans pleaded to were intimidation with a weapon, two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, possession of crack cocaine with intent to deliver, going armed and violation of the drug tax stamp act.
According to police records, Evans pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at a vehicle driven by Antonio Moore, 19, of Waterloo, near the intersection of Linn and Cottage streets. Moore was not hurt in the attack.
Police later found a .22 caliber, a .32 caliber revolver and more than 10 doses of crack cocaine at his home during a search. Evans is prohibited from possessing firearms because of a prior conviction for felony drug charges.
According to his plea agreement, Evans’ sentence may reconsidered after 90 days — of which Evans said he wanted assurances would happen.
“I want to see it on paper,” Evans said.
However, Judge Brad Harris said he and other judges aren’t required to guarantee that such a hearing would happen. A reconsideration is based on an inmate’s behavior behind bars, Harris said.
“I hope you get a good enough report. I hope you can be reconsidered,” Harris said.
Harris said Evans was “awfully young” to have a series of felony convictions, and hoped some prison time would help alter his behavior.
Evans’ arrest came at a time when a spate of shootings racked the city and left several people injured. Harris said Evans’ actions during that time were endangered many people in the area. He also pointed to a recent report of rising violence among young African American males nationwide.
“At some point, it’s got to stop,” Harris said. “Prison may not be the best option, but right now it seems it’s the only option.”
Contact Josh Nelson at (319) 291-1565 or josh.nelson@wcfcourier.com.
Shantorio Evans, 18, entered the Alford plea to six felony and misdemeanor charges the same day he was scheduled to stand trial for his role in a July 28 shooting. The plea means Evans doesn’t admit guilt, but acknowledged there was a strong possibility he would be found guilty if the matter went to trial.
Among the charges Evans pleaded to were intimidation with a weapon, two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, possession of crack cocaine with intent to deliver, going armed and violation of the drug tax stamp act.
According to police records, Evans pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at a vehicle driven by Antonio Moore, 19, of Waterloo, near the intersection of Linn and Cottage streets. Moore was not hurt in the attack.
Police later found a .22 caliber, a .32 caliber revolver and more than 10 doses of crack cocaine at his home during a search. Evans is prohibited from possessing firearms because of a prior conviction for felony drug charges.
According to his plea agreement, Evans’ sentence may reconsidered after 90 days — of which Evans said he wanted assurances would happen.
“I want to see it on paper,” Evans said.
However, Judge Brad Harris said he and other judges aren’t required to guarantee that such a hearing would happen. A reconsideration is based on an inmate’s behavior behind bars, Harris said.
“I hope you get a good enough report. I hope you can be reconsidered,” Harris said.
Harris said Evans was “awfully young” to have a series of felony convictions, and hoped some prison time would help alter his behavior.
Evans’ arrest came at a time when a spate of shootings racked the city and left several people injured. Harris said Evans’ actions during that time were endangered many people in the area. He also pointed to a recent report of rising violence among young African American males nationwide.
“At some point, it’s got to stop,” Harris said. “Prison may not be the best option, but right now it seems it’s the only option.”
Contact Josh Nelson at (319) 291-1565 or josh.nelson@wcfcourier.com.
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scott wrote on Dec 30, 2008 3:16 PM:
" being good in jail for 90 days should not warrent a reconcideration of sentence when the sentence is ten years. Maybe after 2 years, but 90 days is not long at all! "
myvoicematterstome wrote on Dec 30, 2008 4:12 PM:
" Evans wants to see it on paper that his sentence may be reconsidered in 90 days. This joker doesn't even deserve to be reconsidered in 90 days. "
Timberlake wrote on Dec 30, 2008 6:48 PM:
" OK, let's see here. Two counts of a felon in possession of a firearm. Where did the mandatory 5 year (each count) sentence go? Using a firearm in commission of a felony. Didn't he shoot at someone?
OK blame the gun, it was at fault. Yeah, like pencils cause misspelled words and matches cause arson.
This person belongs in prison for a long time. He will be out soon, and likely kill someone. Crimes like this demand harsh measures. "
OK blame the gun, it was at fault. Yeah, like pencils cause misspelled words and matches cause arson.
This person belongs in prison for a long time. He will be out soon, and likely kill someone. Crimes like this demand harsh measures. "
leopard_colony wrote on Dec 30, 2008 8:49 PM:
" Each count of felon with a firearm are 10 years federal prison. So why is he getting only 10 years for ALL of the criminal charges. He will be back on the street in 4-5 years. It sends a clear message that violence will be tolerated. We don't need new gun laws, we need to have the current ones enforced! "
IowaHawk1969 wrote on Dec 30, 2008 11:48 PM:
" 10 years to me seems like a gift. Reconsider it at 9 years 10 months maybe. "
siloa wrote on Dec 31, 2008 9:17 AM:
" Nice job justice system. So he will get out still a young man just in time to come back and be a grown up thug/wangster and commit more mature crimes that he learned in our wonderful correctional institute. (criminal graduate schools)
When will we learn that sending them away is useless unless we change what they learn there? I met an interesting man who went away for burglaries then came home and learned from prison how to invest a small amount of money and make huge dividends in cooking meth. Ya prison will teach them, how to be smarter and that we feed them, clothe them and give them a warm cement home to stay in. The only lesson is the tax payer suffers, the good honest citizen continues to live in fear and our justice system cowers to the ACLU and other weeping eyed morons who need to wake up and demand more prisons, less rights for those in prisons (no TV's, no weight rooms, no free time, ) they should be taught that prison is not where anyone wants to be, and if you are there then it will be horrible. Hey maybe Sheriff Thompson will wake up the guests at his jail. He said he was going to change things, start with the lovely accomidations here. "
When will we learn that sending them away is useless unless we change what they learn there? I met an interesting man who went away for burglaries then came home and learned from prison how to invest a small amount of money and make huge dividends in cooking meth. Ya prison will teach them, how to be smarter and that we feed them, clothe them and give them a warm cement home to stay in. The only lesson is the tax payer suffers, the good honest citizen continues to live in fear and our justice system cowers to the ACLU and other weeping eyed morons who need to wake up and demand more prisons, less rights for those in prisons (no TV's, no weight rooms, no free time, ) they should be taught that prison is not where anyone wants to be, and if you are there then it will be horrible. Hey maybe Sheriff Thompson will wake up the guests at his jail. He said he was going to change things, start with the lovely accomidations here. "
bambitaz wrote on Dec 31, 2008 12:15 PM:
" Amen Siloa! I completely agree about locked up criminals getting a comfy stay and cable TV to watch. I am a hard-working, law-abiding citizen, and I don't have cable because I can't afford it right now. Maybe I should commit a crime so I can get fed and get cable TV! Duh! Prison is suppose to teach people not to commit crimes, not teach them to just not get caught at doing worse crimes. I also knew of a habitual criminal who got their teeth fixed while in jail! Their teeth were messed up from that person doing meth, but while in our jail, he got nice pretty teeth! Gee, who paid for the teeth work, the hard-working tax paying citizens, that is who!! It makes me so angry what our taxes pay for! "
gkb32 wrote on Dec 31, 2008 12:47 PM:
" I think this guy should've tried to get Heemstra's lawyer. Heemstra killed a guy and basically got off. "
timbrackett wrote on Dec 31, 2008 2:02 PM:
" i think the sentencing here is fair, but i agree that 90 days is far too soon for a review. give it a year or two, then look at his behavior. he is young and i hope he finds a way to get his life on track while behind bars. however, he not only possessed a weapon, but actually used it to commit a felony. violence is never acceptable and should be punished fairly. "
igottone wrote on Dec 31, 2008 3:36 PM:
" I don't want to see people like this out on the street either, but.... You guys are missing the underlining problem here. This is a growing problem with african american males. Why are they doing this? And what as a community can we do to stop this going problem? I spoke with one young male, who told me he carries a gun to protect himself from others who are gangbangers. "
timbrackett wrote on Dec 31, 2008 6:46 PM:
" igottone--i agree with your comments. i also fear that if the economy continues to get worse the problems will escalate. african-americans are disproportionally affected by poverty and as the economy worsens those closest to poverty are the ones who find themselves falling into poverty first. this could get really ugly really quick if we don't come together as a community and find more proactive solutions. "
IowaHawk1969 wrote on Dec 31, 2008 10:08 PM:
" igottone, the focus should be in keeping them out of jail not what they learn while they are in there. The problem in my opinion is at their home. They are not taught respect for anything anymore. Oh this is not just a problem for "african american males" it's the females too and not just african american but simply a large % of AMERICAN children. Start at the root of the problem not at the middle or the end.
-end sermon- "
-end sermon- "
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