Davenport Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon

DAVENPORT, IA – A Davenport man was sentenced on September 20, 2023, to 71 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a felon.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, witnesses identified Jonathan Lee Sutton, 40, as the shooter following a shots fired incident in June 2022. Officers were able to identify a vehicle associated with Sutton and, following a search, recovered a stolen, .22 caliber handgun. Sutton had previously been convicted in federal court of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base, a felony charge, which bars him from possessing a firearm.

Following his prison term, Sutton will serve three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Davenport Police Department investigated the case.

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. In May 2021, the Department of Justice 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.