(Sioux City)– A Clay county man has pled guilty to federal firearms charges.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 43-year-old Travis Grote of Webb pled guilty last week to charges of possessing stolen firearms and possessing firearms as a prohibited person.
At his plea hearing, Grote admitted that on June 25th, 2019 he was involved in a transaction to sell multiple stolen firearms to an undercover law enforcement officer. Grote also admitted that he knew he had been previously convicted of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine on or about December 19th of 2001, and that he therefore was a felon and was prohibited from possessing firearms.
Upon sentencing Grote faces a possible maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $500,000 fine and six years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
