(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.
According to public court documents, 40-year-old Jesus Everardo Medina possessed a loaded, stolen pistol in his waistband in July 2024. In 2018, Medina was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa and was discharged from his term of supervised release in December 2022.
After completing his term of imprisonment, Medina will be required to serve a three-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
