United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa

02/02/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/02/2023 07:50

Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office
Southern District of Iowa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 2, 2023

Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Christopher Logan Meadows, age 24, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on January 31, 2023, to 37 months in prison following his plea of guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. After he is released from prison, Meadows will serve three years of supervised release.

On January 17, 2022, law enforcement was called to Harrah's Casino and encountered Meadows. Meadows ran from officers and threw something on the roof of a car wash, which was later located and identified as a Glock .45 caliber handgun. Meadows was prohibited from possessing firearms because he is a felon and was a drug user.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Council Bluffs Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In May 2021, the Department of Justice launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Topic(s):
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Firearms Offenses
Contact:
MacKenzie Tubbs Public Information Officer 515-473-9300 [email protected]