A man who possessed stolen and unregistered short-barreled firearms was sentenced yesterday to more than eight years in federal prison.
Jason Jay Hoogland, 38, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, received the prison term after a September 30, 2025, guilty plea to one count of possession of an unregistered firearm-short barreled.
At the hearings, Hoogland admitted that on January 20, 2025, in Fort Dodge, he possessed a stolen pistol and a short-barreled 20-gauge shotgun which was not registered to him as required by law. Law enforcement located these items, and drug paraphernalia, at defendant’s residence which was searched after Hoogland used a gun to assault a man at a local hospital. Later, on April 23, 2025, in Fort Dodge, Hoogland possessed another stolen firearm and short-barreled firearms not registered to him. Law enforcement located these items when aiding in the eviction of Hoogland from the residence where he was staying.
Hoogland was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Hoogland was sentenced to 97 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Hoogland is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick T. Greenwood and was investigated by the Fort Dodge Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).