SIOUX CITY—A 40-year-old Sheldon man was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 21, to two years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Clinton James Kreykes pleaded guilty on March 23, in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
At the plea and sentencing hearings, evidence showed that Kreykes previously was convicted of a felony offense, third-degree burglary and was a methamphetamine user. Both prohibit a person from legally possessing a gun.
Evidence showed that on Sept. 16, 2021, as part of Kreykes’ Iowa probation conditions, a compliance check was conducted at Kreykes’ camper in Sibley.
The probation officer located drug paraphernalia, and Kreykes was arrested.
A search warrant then was issued and executed on the camper where law enforcement located a small baggy of methamphetamine, loose prescription pills, additional items related to drug use, a Mossberg 20-gauge shotgun and shotgun shells.
U.S. District Chief Judge Leonard Strand sentenced Kreykes to two years in prison and order him to serve a three-year term of supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.
Kreykes remains in custody of the U.S. Marshals Service until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods. PSN is the centerpiece of the U.S. Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.
PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders works together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.
As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and re-entry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
The case was prosecuted by assistant U.S. attorney Patrick Greenwood and was investigated by Osceola County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.