Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm Charge

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – On August 10, 2018, Terry Hannan, age 39, of Council Bluffs was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Robert W. Pratt to 63 months in prison for a felon in possession of a firearm charge announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Hannan was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term.

Hannan pleaded guilty to the offense on March 13, 2018. On December 29, 2017, the Council Bluffs Police and Fire Departments responded to a fire at Hannan’s home. Officers entered the house and observed ammunition and a gun safe, but did not locate anyone in the residence. As the fire inspector investigated the cause of the fire, Hannan was seen in a car near the home. The car left abruptly when the fire inspector approached Hannan, and a short pursuit ensued. When the vehicle was stopped, Hannan was found in possession of a loaded Taurus Titanium .38 revolver.

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 make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.

This case was investigated by Council Bluffs Police Department, Council Bluffs Fire Department, and The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.