Wednesday November 6th 2024

A man who possessed five firearms while being an illegal drug user was sentenced November 1, 2024, to more than one year in federal prison.

Jesse James Zeromski, age 25, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 10, 2024, guilty plea to one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful drug user.

At the guilty plea, Zeromski admitted he unlawfully possessed five firearms, including a revolver, two shotguns, and two rifles, while being an unlawful user of methamphetamine, amphetamine, and cocaine.  

Zeromski was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Zeromski was sentenced to twelve months’ and one day imprisonment.  He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Zeromski is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.