ROCK ISLAND, Ill. ? An Eldridge, Iowa, man, Marius Avant, 26, of the 0-100 block of Manor Drive, was sentenced to five years? imprisonment on December 14, 2021, for possessing a firearm as a felon. Avant had pleaded guilty to the offense on August 12, 2021. The government presented evidence at...

PEORIA, Ill. ? A Peoria, Illinois, man, Dajuan Edwards-Melton, 20, of the 2100 block of Antoinette Street, appeared in federal court today in relation to a criminal complaint that charged him with burglarizing a gun store and possessing stolen firearms on December 13, 2021. The complaint alleges...

SOUTH BEND ? Antonio Wells, 32 years old, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Wells was sentenced to 84 months in...

FORT WAYNE ? Antonio Armour, 34 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and fentanyl analogue and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug...

ROCKFORD ? A Rockford, Ill., man was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. DONTREL U. BROWN, 24, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Brown pleaded guilty to the...

HAMMOND- Taniya Williams, 22, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio after pleading guilty to the felony offense of making false statements in connection with the acquisition of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson...

PEORIA, Ill. ? A federal jury returned a guilty verdict on Thursday, December 9, 2021, against DeAngelo Banks, 31, of Decatur, Illinois, for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Sentencing for Banks has been set for May 9, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana, Illinois....