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Omaha Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison on Firearm Charge

Courtney Derrell Bennett was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:19 a.m. ET
According to official records announced on August 13, 2026, by United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa, 54-year-old Omaha resident Courtney Derrell Bennett was on August 11, 2026, to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. Public court documents show that following his imprisonment, Bennett must serve a three-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. The matter is recorded as open and developing. Official documents show Bennett was arrested in Council Bluffs by the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on an outstanding arrest warrant from Douglas County, Nebraska, for terroristic threats. At the time of the arrest, Bennett possessed a loaded revolver that had been reported stolen from an Omaha business eight days earlier. Bennett is prohibited from possessing firearms as a felon, with prior convictions for escape from custody, attempted burglary in the second degree, theft in the first degree, eluding a peace officer, robbery in the second degree, and attempted arson. The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Council Bluffs Police Department. The prosecution was coordinated under Project Safe Neighborhoods, a Department of Justice initiative to combat violent crime.

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