Pottawattamie County Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Offense

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on June 4, 2019, Luke Harrison Bird, II, age 31, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. Bird was sentenced to a prison term of 90 months to be followed by a term of supervised release of three years. This sentence will run consecutively to Bird’s state prison sentence for a parole violation.

Bird was released from the Iowa State Penitentiary in January 2018 after serving state prison time for intimidation with a dangerous weapon, going armed with intent, felon in possession of a firearm, assault while participating in a felony, and eluding. On July 15, 2018, Iowa 4th Judicial District Probation Officers were conducting routine random home visits. The Probation Officer searched Bird’s room and located a loaded sawed off shotgun and ammunition.

This case was investigated by the Iowa 4th Judicial District Probation Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Council Bluffs Police Department and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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.