Sanchez Watson of Iowa City was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday after possessing a firearm as a felon.
According to federal and state court documents, the Iowa City Police Department received reports of Watson getting into an argument with bystanders in the parking lot of Villa Garden Apartments, at 1015 Cross Park Ave., in southeast Iowa City.
Documents say witnesses saw Watson pull out a black and brown handgun from a cross-body bag, within the view of children, to show he had a gun.
Watson fled the scene, and as Iowa City police neared his vehicle, he began to drive recklessly through traffic. Before stopping, Watson threw the gun and a bag of marijuana out of the window of his car.
ICPD discovered the marijuana and a handgun, which had an extended magazine. Watson was also in possession of five different types of ammunition including Blazer, Winchester, Fiocchi, CBC, and Remington.
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Watson is prohibited from the possession of both firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, and was charged with Possession of Ammunition and sentenced by the Southern District Court of Iowa.
Once Watson serves 10 years in prison, he will be on supervised release for three years. There is no option for parole in the federal justice system for certain crimes.
