(Council Bluffs) Three individuals from Council Bluffs were sentenced to federal prison in separate cases last week.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says Nicholas Paul Gilmore, 33, was sentenced on August 14th for 48 months in federal prison for two counts of possessing a firearm as a drug user. According to public court documents, Gilmore was found in possession of two firearms between August and September 2023. One of the firearms was stolen. During a search of Gilmore’s residence in August 2023, officers located methamphetamine, ammunition, and extended firearms magazines. After completing his term of imprisonment, Gilmore will be required to serve three years of supervised release.
Demi Lynn Jahn, 33, was sentenced August 13th to 122 months in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine. According to public court documents, Jahn conspired with other individuals to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in the Council Bluffs metro area between March and June 2023. Jahn conspired with others including Leonires Perez, also known as “Flaco,” who was sentenced in May 2024 in the District of Nebraska to 248 months for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, and Virgil McIntosh, who was sentenced in April 2024 to 240 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm. After completing her term of imprisonment, Jahn will be required to serve five years of supervised release.
Michael Martin Meehan, 53, was sentenced August 13th to 136 months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. According to public court documents, Meehan distributed methamphetamine to a confidential informant on two occasions in January 2023, totaling more than 150 grams. After completing his term of imprisonment, Meehan will be required to serve seven years of supervised release.
There is no parole in the federal system.
