Man Sentenced to Four and a Half Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm in Chicago Residence Full of Children

USAO Press Release on August 21, 2025

CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to more than four and a half years in federal prison for illegally possessing a loaded handgun in a Chicago residence full of children.

BRANDON JOHNSON illegally possessed the gun on Jan. 25, 2020, in…

Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms and Violating Supervised Release Terms

USAO Press Release on August 15, 2025

ROCKFORD — A man has been sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm in Rockford and violating the terms of his court-supervised release.

STEVEN BAXTER, 40, of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands…