(Updated 10-a.m. w/correction from USATTY): COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A man from Audubon was sentenced last week in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, to serve two-years in prison for being a drug user in possession of a firearm. 36-year old Brandon Michael Barringer was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release, following completion of his prison sentence.  Barringer pleaded guilty to the offense on March 6, 2020.

The sentencing was the result of an incident in Audubon on November 15, 2019. Barringer removed a .40 caliber rifle from his car and threatened an individual with the rifle after a domestic
disturbance. Barringer then left Audubon and was located by law enforcement in Carroll County, where the rifle was recovered along with ammunition. Barringer is a long time user of
methamphetamine.

The case was investigated by the Audubon Police Department, Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, Carroll Police Department, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa Division of
Narcotics Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.