Ivan Jerome Berry, Possessing a Firearm by a Felon, Iowa 2023

A Chicago man has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.

Ivan Jerome Berry, 39, from Chicago, Illinois, received the prison term after an April 14, 2023 guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon.

Evidence at the plea hearing and sentencing hearing showed that in October 2022, Berry fired a gun into the air approximately four times. This occurred at night near an apartment complex. There were people in the area at the time who heard the shots. There were no injuries or damage reports.

Berry is a felon and is prohibited from possessing firearms. He has nine prior adult criminal convictions.

Berry was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Berry was sentenced to 27 months' imprisonment. He must also serve a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Liz Dupuich and Ashley Corkery and investigated by the Dubuque Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives and Firearms.

Berry's exact address and other identifying information has not been released to the public.

The case file number is 23-CR-1004-LTS.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/chicago-felon-sentenced-over-two-years-prison-possessing-gun