PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). There is no parole in the federal system. Carlson was sentenced to ten months’ imprisonment and must also serve a two-year term of supervised release after the prison term. In a subsequent search of Carlson’s home in Sheffield, Iowa, officers recovered Carlson’s Sons of Silence motorcycle vest, which had a brass knuckles in the pocket, numerous items of Sons of Silence paraphernalia, and two firearms.Ĭarlson was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. In the guilty plea and sentencing proceedings, Carlson admitted that on April 5, 2020, Carlson, a convicted felon, and other members of the Sons of Silence and another affiliated group confronted a motorcyclist, who was an off-duty police officer, claiming the officer needed permission from the Sons of Silence to wear one of the patches on the back of the motorcyclist’s jacket. Justin Carlson, age 38, from Sheffield, Iowa, received the prison term after a Maguilty plea to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Sons of Silence Enforcer and Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing a FirearmĪ man who was the enforcer for the Northern Iowa Chapter of the Sons of Silence Motorcycle Club was sentenced yesterday to 10 months in federal prison. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Iowa FBI - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, AugDepartment of Justice U.S.