Timothy T. Duax U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
A Memphis man with a history of domestic violence convictions has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm during a domestic assault in Iowa.
Travis Terrell Jordan, 41, pleaded guilty on September 12, 2025, to possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic violence. Court documents and information presented at his sentencing indicate that Jordan had four prior convictions for domestic abuse before December 2024.
On December 13, 2024, Jordan assaulted a woman at an apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. According to evidence from the sentencing hearing, he struck the victim in the face and threatened her with a gun while her two minor children were present in the apartment.
Jordan was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams to 53 months in prison. He will also serve three years of supervised release after completing his sentence. Federal inmates are not eligible for parole.
Jordan remains in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending transfer to a federal facility.
The case falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and local communities. The Department of Justice enhanced its violent crime reduction strategy for PSN on May 26, 2021, focusing on building community trust, supporting prevention organizations, prioritizing targeted enforcement efforts, and evaluating outcomes.
Additionally, this prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide effort led by the Department of Justice to combat illegal immigration, dismantle cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and address violent crime threats across the country.
Assistant United States Attorney Nicole Nagin prosecuted the case with investigative support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
"There is no parole in the federal system," according to officials involved in the case.
