Sioux City, Iowa — A Hartley man is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal firearms charge.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 40-year-old Jeremy Walters, of Hartley, pled guilty earlier this year to being a prohibited person in possession of firearms.
Officials say evidence was presented to show that Walters possessed two assault-style rifles, one with an extra capacity magazine, in January of this year. He was previously convicted of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, in the Iowa District Court for Clay County, in August of 2004. Officials say Walters further admitted to being an unlawful user of methamphetamine, which prohibited him from possessing guns, and to being in possession of five ounces of marijuana along with the guns.
Walters was sentenced to one year and one day imprisonment and must also serve a term of two years of supervised release following the imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. He was reportedly released to self-report to a federal prison once designated.
