Timothy T. Duax U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to making a false statement during the attempted purchase of a firearm. Jason Henry Tetter II, 25, was sentenced on August 5, 2025, following his March 21 guilty plea.
Court documents revealed that in 2024, Tetter purchased two firearms for Daquavion Williams, who was underage and unable to legally buy the weapons himself due to being under 21 and a marijuana user. Tetter also used marijuana and lied about his drug use and the true purchaser of the firearms on required forms. One gun went to Williams and another to an associate of Williams. Law enforcement later recovered both weapons.
Williams’s firearm was used in a shooting incident in Waterloo on August 10, 2024, where a victim was shot in the knee. Five days after this event, Tetter attempted to purchase another firearm for someone else involved in the same shooting. Williams has since been charged with firearm offenses and is awaiting sentencing.
Tetter received his sentence from United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams in Cedar Rapids. In addition to his prison term, he must serve three years of supervised release following incarceration. Federal prisoners are not eligible for parole.
"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. On May 26, 2021, the Department 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."
Tetter remains free on bond until he is ordered to report to federal prison.
The prosecution was led by Assistant United States Attorney Kyndra Lundquist. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives worked alongside the Marion Police Department and Waterloo Police Department during their investigation.
