Sioux City, Iowa — A Spencer woman will spend a year and a half in federal prison after she bought firearms for felons.
According to the US Attorney’s Office, 25-year-old Marissa Anderson of Spencer received the prison term after she pleaded guilty in March to false statement during purchase of a firearm.
The US Attorney’s Office says that evidence in the case revealed Anderson supplied 12 guns, to five different individuals, each of whom was prohibited from lawfully possessing firearms. These crimes were discovered during multiple criminal investigations within the Northern District of Iowa. On one occasion, the US Attorney’s office says Anderson transferred a semiautomatic gun to a felon, then drove him around Spencer as he threatened another person while brandishing the gun.
United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand sentenced Anderson to 18 months in federal prison. She must also serve a 2-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Anderson was released on the bond previously set and is to surrender to the United States Marshal on a date yet to be set.
The case was investigated by the Spencer Police Department, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
