CEDAR RAPIDS – A paroled Waterloo felon who unlawfully possessed a firearm was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison.
Karon Bennett, age 22, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 4, 2021 guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Information disclosed at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on November 21, 2020, Bennett possessed a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol after previously being convicted of intimidation with a dangerous weapon, burglary in the second degree, and unauthorized possession of an offensive weapon. Bennett was apprehended by law enforcement shortly after a 9-1-1 caller reported that he was attempting to break into a garage in Waterloo. At the time he possessed the gun, Bennett was on parole for the prior felony convictions.
Bennett was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Bennett was sentenced to 46 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Melissa A. Carrington and investigated by the Waterloo Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
I love how he’s acting so tough, won’t look real tough behind bars. Or he might want to go back to see his new boyfriend