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, received an 18-month prison sentence on August 5, 2025, after pleading guilty earlier this year.
Court documents show that in 2024, Tetter purchased two firearms for Daquavion Williams, who was underage and unable to legally buy guns himself due to being a marijuana user. Tetter also used marijuana and lied about his drug use as well as the true purchaser on official forms related to the gun sales. One weapon was intended for Williams and the other for an associate of Williams. Law enforcement later recovered both firearms.
According to authorities, one of the guns provided by Tetter was used in a shooting in Waterloo on August 10, 2024, where a victim was shot in the knee. Five days after this incident, Tetter tried to buy another firearm for someone else involved in the shooting. Williams faces separate firearm charges and is awaiting sentencing.
United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams handed down Tetter’s sentence in Cedar Rapids federal court. In addition to prison time, Tetter will serve three years of supervised release following his incarceration. There is no parole in the federal system.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative that coordinates efforts among law enforcement agencies and communities with the goal of reducing violent crime and gun violence nationwide. The Department of Justice enhanced PSN’s focus on building trust within communities, supporting organizations working to prevent violence, setting targeted enforcement priorities, and tracking outcomes through its violent crime reduction strategy launched in May 2021 (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-launches-violent-crime-reduction-strategy-strengthen-project-safe).
Tetter remains free on bond until he is required to report to the Bureau of Prisons at a date yet to be determined.
Assistant United States Attorney Kyndra Lundquist prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with Marion Police Department and Waterloo Police Department.
