Cedar Rapids Woman with Lengthy Criminal History Sentenced to More Than Six Years for Illegally Possessing a Stolen Gun
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - A woman who illegally possessed a stolen gun after being convicted of a felony offense was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison.
Daisha Rae Bradshaw, age 33, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a September 12, 2025, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon.
At the guilty plea, Bradshaw admitted she illegally possessed a gun on May 16, 2025. On that date, police located a stolen gun and methamphetamine in her purse during a traffic stop. Bradshaw was prohibited from possessing firearms because of felony convictions from 2017 and 2018. She has prior convictions for assault, including assaulting police officers, domestic abuse assault, and felony theft. Bradshaw also has multiple convictions for eluding, where she led officers on high-speed car chases that involved traveling at speeds exceeding the posted speed limit by 25 mph, driving on the wrong direction of an exit ramp off of Interstate 380, and ending in vehicle collisions.
Bradshaw was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Bradshaw was sentenced to 78 months’ imprisonment. She must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. In imposing the sentence, Judge Strand noted Bradshaw’s criminal history was “relentless and obnoxious” and that “it was amazing she hasn’t killed somebody.”
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.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
Bradshaw is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until she can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa C. Williams and investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
The case file number is 25-cr-0066.
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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa
