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Press Release

Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Possession of Firearm

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Firearm by Prohibited Person was sentenced on October 16, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Piersol.

Ehab Abdulmutta Jaber, age 46, was sentenced to 7 months in custody, 7 months of community confinement, and 3 years of supervised release.  He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Jaber was indicted for Possession of Firearm by Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury on May 9, 2017. He pled guilty on July 25, 2017.

On April 9, 2017, Jaber, who later admitted he was a methamphetamine addict, while armed with two handguns, walked into a meeting being held at a Sioux Falls motel where the speaker was giving a presentation entitled “Sabotaging America: Islam’s March Towards Supremacy.”  Jaber was asked to leave and he returned to his vehicle.  There he streamed live video to Facebook where he displayed multiple firearms.  Law enforcement officials later searched the vehicle and recovered a total of five firearms and over 600 rounds of ammunition.  In a subsequent search of Jaber’s apartment, officers found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. 

This case was investigated by the Sioux Falls Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.  Criminal Division Chief, Dennis Holmes, prosecuted the case.

Updated October 18, 2017

Topic
Firearms Offenses