Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Stolen Firearm

A man who possessed a stolen firearm as a prohibited person was sentenced November 13, 2025, to more than four years in federal prison.

Jammonttay Coleman, 36, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a July 7, 2025, guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on August 25, 2024, Coleman possessed a stolen 9mm pistol with a large capacity magazine.  That day, law enforcement in Fort Dodge stopped a vehicle driven by Coleman for speeding through a construction zone.  During the traffic stop, law enforcement smelled marijuana coming from Coleman’s vehicle.  After first refusing to exit his vehicle, Coleman ultimately complied.  When he opened his door, a bag of marijuana fell from the vehicle.  Law enforcement then searched the vehicle and located the stolen 9mm pistol.  This firearm had been reported stolen in July 2024 during a fight in Otho, Iowa, where defendant was observed by others taking the firearm after it had been discarded by the owner.  Coleman admitted to officers to taking the firearm and possessing it as a felon, as well as being a user of marijuana.  As a felon and user of a controlled substance, he was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.  At the time of his illegal possession of the firearm, Coleman was on parole for felony burglary and assault while participating in a felony in Sac County, Iowa.

Coleman was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand.  Coleman was sentenced to 57 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.

Coleman is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

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. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick T. Greenwood and was investigated by the Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Dodge Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.  

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.  The case file number is 24-3039.  Follow us on X @USAO_NDIA.