Fort Dodge Man Sentenced to Federal Probation for Straw Purchase of Firearms

A man who transferred firearms to a felon was sentenced September 22, 2015, to federal probation.

Jacob Blaze Jamison, 25, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 26, 2015, guilty plea to sale or transfer of firearms to a felon and false statement during the purchase of firearms.

At the guilty plea, Jamison admitted he purchased two Hi-Point 9mm handguns for William “Billy” Rees.  Rees was a felon and unable to purchase the firearms directly.

Jamison was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett.  Jamison was sentenced to one year of federal probation.  A special assessment of $200 was imposed.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Fort Dodge Police Department, Webster County Sheriff’s Office, Pocahontas Police Department, Pocahontas Sheriff’s Office, and Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.  The case file number is 15-3004.

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