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Davenport Man Sentenced to 115 Months in Federal Prison on Felon-in-Possession Charge

A U.S. Attorney's Office announcement dated August 14, 2026 says the sentence was imposed on August 12, 2026 in the Southern District of Iowa.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 15, 2026, 11:33 a.m. ET
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A Davenport, Iowa man was on August 12, 2026 to 115 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa announced on August 14, 2026. The record names the defendant as "Deveil Oliver Jean Westerfield, 28"; the case's defendant field lists the name as Oliver Jean Westerfield. According to the announcement, which cites public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Westerfield possessed multiple firearms, including a rifle with an extended magazine, and was identified as carrying the rifle after officers responded to a shots-fired call outside of the Happy Hollow bar on November 5, 2025. The release states that officers learned Westerfield "had threatened to shoot a women related to a different incident, before going to Happy Hollow," and that he is prohibited from possessing firearms because he is a felon. After completing his term of imprisonment, Westerfield will be required to serve a three-year term of supervised release, the office said, noting there is no parole in the federal system. United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Davenport Police Department investigated the case, which the office said was brought under the Justice Department's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative. This is a developing record: the matter is listed as at the sentencing stage in U.S. district court, and no further filings or proceedings are described in the announcement.

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