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

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January 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says a Pottawattamie County man was sentenced Tuesday to 60 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possessing a firearm while subject to a domestic violence protective order, charge. 38-year old Zachary M. Henderson, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced by Senior United States District Court Judge James E. Gritzner. Henderson was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund. Henderson was also ordered to forfeit the firearm involved in the offense.

According to the plea agreement, on April 3, 2015, Henderson possessed a loaded handgun that was discovered during a traffic stop conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department. Prior to April 2015, Henderson was convicted of a felony offense and he was subject to a domestic violence protective order.

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