(Sioux City)– A convicted felon from Storm Lake has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges.
28-year-old Kou Vue entered the plea February 2nd in federal court in Sioux City.
At his plea hearing, Vue admitted he possessed three firearms and ammunition and that he handled, claimed ownership of, showed off to friends and fired the weapons in Storm Lake, Cherokee and Spencer. Vue also admitted he was a convicted felon. He was convicted of intermediate battery resulting in substantial bodily harm in Wisconsin in 2003.
According to information presented at a change of plea hearing, Vue was found to be in possession of the firearms when law enforcement officers executed a consent search on his home after his wife reported that Vue had endangered her children and that there were firearms present in the residence.
Sentencing will be scheduled once a pre-sentence report is prepared. Vue in the meantime remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshal. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment and three years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Homeland Security Investigations; the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office and the Storm Lake Police Department.
