A federal prison sentence of more than four years was handed down to an Onawa, Iowa man, Antonio Palmer, age 44, on March 14, after a guilty plea was entered on September 20, 2022, to one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
Palmer was stopped by Sioux City Police for traffic infractions on an unspecified date, during which the officer observed a handgun in the driver’s side door of Palmer’s vehicle.
When the officer approached Palmer’s vehicle, a strong odor of marijuana was detected, and Palmer admitted to smoking marijuana in the vehicle and that he had just purchased the firearm via a private sale.
Palmer also had a 19-round extended magazine for the firearm. The case was investigated by the Sioux City Police and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Forde Fairchild.
The 57-month prison term was handed down by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand in Sioux City, Iowa. After the prison term, Palmer is required to serve a three-year term of supervised release.
The federal system does not offer parole. Court file information is available on the website https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl with the case file number 22-04037. Follow us on Twitter @USAO_NDIA.
Related Federal Cases
- Chris Lee Gordon, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Iowa 2022 · Iowa
- Thaddeus Southall, Possession of Firearm by Felon, Waterloo IA, 2012 · Massachusetts
- Harris Ceaser III, Possession of Firearm as Felon, St. Louis MO, 2014 · Kansas
- Ramius Hardiman, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Cedar Rapids I… · Iowa
- Mark Harken Sentenced to 9 Years for Felon in Possession of Firearm… · Massachusetts
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
