Anthony Michael Huff, Firearms Charges, Council Bluffs IA, 2022

Two Council Bluffs individuals have been sentenced to federal prison for possessing firearms as felons, according to a recent court ruling.

Anthony Michael Huff, 37, and Bobbie Jo Adkins, 37, both residents of Council Bluffs, were found to be in possession of a loaded 12-gauge shotgun in a bedroom of their joint residence. The firearm was located alongside a marijuana grow lab and ammunition found in the living room.

On Adkins’s cell phone, law enforcement discovered photos of the shotgun with a message from Huff stating ‘we got the gun.’

Huff and Adkins are both felons, and as such, are prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. In 2012, Huff was convicted of two felony counts of terroristic threats in the Nebraska District Court for Dodge County. In 2015, Adkins was convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon, in the Iowa District Court for Page County.

In a recent court hearing, Huff received a 37-month sentence, followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Adkins received a 48-month sentence, followed by a three-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Council Bluffs Police Department, and the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement (SWINE) Task Force.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence by bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve. On May 26, 2021, the department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on core principles of fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, supporting community-based organizations, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring results.