Hawkeye Reporter

A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to federal prison for making false statements during the attempted purchase of a firearm. Jason Henry Tetter II, 25, pleaded guilty on March 21, 2025, and was sentenced on August 5, 2025, to 18 months in prison.

Court records show that in 2024, Tetter purchased two firearms for Daquavion Williams, who was underage and could not legally buy the weapons himself due to being a marijuana user. Tetter also used marijuana and provided false information about his drug use and the actual buyers of the firearms on required forms. One gun went to Williams and another to an associate. Both weapons were later recovered by law enforcement.

Authorities reported that one of the guns was used in a shooting incident in Waterloo on August 10, 2024, where a victim was shot in the knee. Five days after this event, Tetter tried to buy another firearm for someone else involved in the shooting. Williams has since been charged with firearm offenses and is awaiting sentencing.

United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams presided over the case in Cedar Rapids. In addition to his prison sentence, Tetter will serve three years of supervised release following incarceration. There is no parole in the federal system.

"This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results."

Tetter remains free on bond until he surrenders to begin his sentence at a date yet to be determined.

The investigation involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives along with police departments from Marion and Waterloo. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Kyndra Lundquist.