CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s three-and-a-half years in prison for a Mason City woman who illegally possessed a sawed-off shotgun and shared multiple guns with her husband, who is a convicted felon who was prohibited from possessing firearms.
The US Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa’s office says 38-year-old Sara Johnson was sentenced on Friday in US Federal Court in Cedar Rapids after pleading guilty in October to possession of a national firearms destructive device not registered to the possessor.
Prosecutors say in October 2023, law enforcement stopped Ian Jon Duffy, Johnson’s then boyfriend, due to concerns about his wellbeing. At the time he possessed multiple firearms. Duffy had a prior conviction for domestic abuse which prohibited him from possessing firearms.
After the traffic stop, Duffy had Johnson obtain a Glock handgun for him. At the time, Duffy was also prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a felony conviction. Johnson obtained several firearms that she shared with Duffy in their residence, including a sawed-off shotgun.
US District Chief Judge C. J. Williams sentenced Johnson to 42 months in federal prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
