United States v. Johnny Lee Ollie, Jr.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Johnny Lee Ollie appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress statements that he made to the police. We reverse.

I

Adel, Iowa, police chief James McNeill responded to a call asking for certain property to be removed from an apartment. When he arrived, Nicola Teed escorted him to a bedroom and directed him to a dresser behind which he discovered a loaded .22 revolver and a holster. Ms. Teed said that neither she nor her boyfriend, Mr. Ollie, owned the gun. During that conversation, she also told Chief McNeill that Mr. Ollie was on parole.

Upon returning to…