U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on May 18, 2026.
Anthony Braden Jewett, 31, was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Jewett was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2025. He pleaded guilty on March 2, 2026.
On New Years Day, 2025, Sioux Falls Police responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment building in town. Upon arrival, they found a male victim with a gunshot wound to his leg. Investigation revealed the victim had gone to the door of Jewett’s apartment to confront him about a previous incident. During the altercation, Jewett produced a handgun and shot the victim in the leg. Jewett is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition because he has multiple prior felony convictions.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). Through PSN, the District of South Dakota seeks to bring together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Sioux Falls Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Joyce prosecuted the case.
Jewett was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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