COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On March 24, 2016, Sarah D. Long, 35, of Council Bluffs was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 30 months in prison, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. Long was also sentenced to three years of supervised release to follow her prison term.
Long pleaded guilty to drug user in possession of a firearm on Dec. 3, 2015. She admitted that on or about Aug. 11, 2015, she was arrested by the Council Bluffs Police Department for operating a stolen vehicle. At the time of her arrest, she was found to be in possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a loaded 9 mm handgun.
This investigation was conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
