Exira, Iowa, Resident Sentenced To 30 Months For Possession Of A Firearm By A Prohibited Person

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On November 7, 2013, Randy Eugene Doss, a 51 year-old resident of Exira, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge James E. Gritzner to thirty months in prison for possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Chief Judge Gritzner also ordered Doss to serve two years of supervised release when he completes his imprisonment.

On August 1, 2013, Doss pled guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The charge was the result of a June 12, 2013, search by law enforcement of Doss’ home in Exira, Iowa, in which a loaded .410 shotgun was located by the front door of the residence.

The investigation was conducted by the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Police Department, the United States Marshall Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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