Hawkeye Reporter

A Cedar Rapids man with a prior felony conviction was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon. Lawrence Curtis Glover, 42, entered his guilty plea on March 10, 2025.

According to information presented at sentencing, police stopped Glover’s car in Cedar Rapids on January 6, 2024. When he realized officers intended to search the vehicle, Glover fled the scene and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase. He drove at speeds of at least 80 miles per hour in an area where the speed limit was 35 miles per hour. During the pursuit, Glover threw a loaded gun out of his car window before stopping his vehicle. Officers later found psilocybin chocolates and marijuana inside the car. Records show that Glover had previously been convicted in federal court in 2011 for distributing and aiding and abetting the distribution of five grams or more of cocaine base.

United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams sentenced Glover to 66 months in prison and ordered him to serve three years of supervised release following his incarceration. There is no parole in the federal system.

"This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results."

Glover remains in United States Marshal’s custody pending transfer to federal prison.

Assistant United States Attorney Devra T. Hake prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted by the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force, which includes members from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cedar Rapids Police Department, and Marion Police Department.