21-Year-Old Felon Who Possessed Gun Sentenced

A man who possessed a loaded gun illegally was sentenced on May 7, 2026, to 51 months in federal prison.

Devieon Jermaine-Oliver Irvin, age 21, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a December 3, 2025, guilty plea to possession of a firearm as a felon.

While investigating a theft, police officers learned that Irvin was sending text messages to a 13-year-old juvenile. In these messages, Irvin and the juvenile discussed Irvin providing the juvenile with drugs. On March 13, 2025, police searched Irvin's residence in Marion, Iowa, and found a loaded gun in the couch in the living room. Irvin was a convicted felon and was on state probation at the time he possessed the gun.

Irvin was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Irvin was sentenced to 51 months' imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Irvin 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 Nicole L. Nagin and investigated by the Marion Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.plLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.. The case file number is 25-CR-00078.

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