Council Bluffs, Iowa – A Pottawattamie County man was sentenced this past week to serve seven-years in prison for being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. A Judge in Council Bluffs Council Bluffs U-S District Court also ordered 28-year-old Jaime Antonio Hernandez, Jr., of Council Bluffs, to serve three-years of supervised release following completion of his sentence.

In June of 2020 law enforcement located Hernandez in an apartment in Council Bluffs. Hernandez was found to be in possession of a firearm, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Hernandez pleaded guilty to Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm in February of 2021.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office,
Council Bluffs Police Department, and Omaha Police Department investigated the case.