A former Forest City man who possessed firearms as a drug user and made false statements during the purchase of firearms was sentenced Friday to 45 months in federal prison.
39-year-old Brian Lee Byers received the prison term after a June 7th, 2024 guilty plea to 4 counts of possession of a firearm by an unlawful drug user and 4 counts of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
Evidence showed Byers admitted that between July of 2019 and February of 2020, in Cerro Gordo, Black Hawk, Winnebago, Grundy, and Hancock Counties, he possessed multiple firearms while using marijuana and methamphetamine.
In addition, he admitted that on 4 different times, he stated on federal forms he was not a drug user while he purchased multiple firearms.
