O’Brien Co. Man Sentenced On Drug & Firearms Charges

(Sioux City)– An O’Brien county man has been sentenced to 24 months in prison on federal drug and firearms charges.

In an earlier plea hearing, 36-year-old Francis Everetts of Primghar admitted that on or about March 17th, 2004 he was using drugs and illegally possessed eight firearms which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.

In addition to the prison term, Everetts must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after being released from prison.