By Sue Danielson
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(Cedar Rapids, IA) A Waterloo man s been sentenced to eight years in prison, after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon. U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams called 28-year-old Trenton Sliekers was a violent man and a very dangerous person who had at least three prior violent crimes, who kept committing crime after crime.
The judge further found that Sliekers posed a “danger” and was “likely to reoffend.”
Statements at sentencing indicated that Sliekers used the firearm to shoot six times from a motorcycle at a home occupied by multiple people, including children. Documents at sentencing noted that one of the bullets lodged in a couch cushion.
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“A lot of times they start by looking for ads online, looking for minors or indicators that they know a lot of the time to be true of human traffickers,” she said.
McGaw told the team not to be afraid to create these partnerships with law enforcement and highlighted how it’s beneficial to have a detective there to build rapport and a trusting relationship with the victims.
Many times when the task force is interacting with a victim or survivor for the first time, the victim or survivor is very resistant to work with a detective because they don’t always align themselves with law enforcement in a positive light, Rheinschild said.