APottawattamie County man was sentenced Tuesday to more than five-years in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. 35-year old Craig Duane Ellis, of Council Bluffs will also be required to serve two-years of supervised release following his 70-month sentence handed-down by United States District Court Chief Judge James E. Gritzner. On July 18th, Ellis pled guilty to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He  was pulled over for a traffic stop on February 14, 2014, in Fremont County, and two 12-gauge shotguns were found in the vehicle. Ellis was prohibited from possessing a firearm after he pled guilty in 2001 to third degree kidnapping.
The investigation was conducted by the Fremont County, Iowa Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.