Jesup Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Firearms as a Drug User

A man who possessed twenty-one firearms as a drug user was sentenced today to five years in federal prison.

Douglas Gilbert Uchytil, age 61, from Jesup, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 1, 2024, guilty plea to possession of firearms by a drug user.

Evidence at the sentencing hearing showed that when law enforcement officers searched Uchytil's residence on April 6, 2023, they found twenty-one firearms, over $25,000 in cash, and over half a pound of ice methamphetamine. Uchytil possessed the methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. He also admitted that he was a methamphetamine user.

Uchytil was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Uchytil was sentenced to 60 months' imprisonment and must also serve a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Uchytil is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Devra T. Hake and investigated by Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State Fire Marshal Division, and Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Narcotics Enforcement.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is 23-CR-2056.

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