ABANDONED PROPERTY

ABANDONED PROPERTY TO: Ashley Wilson CASE NUMBER: 23-03183 On 6/27/2023, a SCCY CPX-2 9mm handgun, Serial No. 735761 was seized during a criminal investigation at 5625 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266 by the West Des Moines Police Department. The property is subject to forfeiture as: Property which has been used or is intended to be used to facilitate the commission of a criminal offense; or to avoid detection or apprehension of a person committing a criminal offense; or which was acquired as or from the proceeds of a criminal offense. To contest this forfeiture, you must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of this publication with the Clerk of Court for Polk County, at the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Failure to file an Answer within this time period extinguishes your right in this property. To preserve your interest in this property, your Answer must comply with Section 809A.13 of the Iowa Code. The Answer must be signed under penalty of perjury and must contain all of the following: A. The caption of the proceedings and identifying number, if any, as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture or complaint and the name of the claimant; B. The address where the claimant will accept mail; C. The nature and extent of the claimant's interest in the property; D. The date, the identity of the transferor, and the circumstances of the claimant's acquisition of the interest in the property; E. The specific provision of this chapter relied on in asserting that it is not subject to forfeiture; F. All essential facts supporting each assertion; G. The specific relief sought pursuant to Sections 809A.13(4) and 809A.13(5) of the Iowa Code. September 10 2025 LIOW0362041