Waterloo Man Sentenced to Nearly Ten Years in Prison After Being Found with a Loaded Gun While Passed Out

A Waterloo, Iowa, man, who unlawfully possessed three firearms, was sentenced on November 23, 2021, to over nine years in federal prison. 

Adnan Alibegic, age 28, from Waterloo, Iowa, received the prison sentence after a June 22, 2021 guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a felon. 

Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that in October 2020, Alibegic was found passed out in his vehicle at a gas station in Waterloo.  While emergency personnel assisted him, police officers located a loaded, stolen firearm next to him.  They also located a pill bottle containing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and alprazolam.  Officers searched Alibegic’s home and located two additional firearms.  Alibegic’s DNA was found on all three guns. 

Alibegic has a lengthy criminal history.  In 2018, he was convicted of intimidation with a dangerous weapon after he shot a gun at a group of individuals.  One of the rounds struck a residence and passed through a living room where children were present.  Alibegic also has a conviction for conspiracy to commit a forcible felony.  

Alibegic was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams.  Alibegic was sentenced to 110 months’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term and pay a $100 special assessment fee.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

The case file number is 21-CR-2019.

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