Pekin, Illinois Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm

PEORIA, Ill. – A Pekin, Illinois man, Joshua Dunn, 33, formerly of South Second Street, was sentenced on January 6, 2026, to 144 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 60 months for a felon in possession of a firearm charge. The sentence is to be served concurrently in the Bureau of Prisons.  

At the sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Jonathan E. Hawley, uncontested evidence established that Dunn, a convicted felon, who was unable to lawfully possess a firearm, possessed methamphetamine, cocaine and multiple firearms at his Pekin residence. The drugs and firearms were seized on January 30, 2025, during the execution of two residential search warrants.

Approximately 16 grams of cocaine hydrochloride, multiple baggies containing approximately 170 grams of methamphetamine, scales, packaging material indicative of drug trafficking, and 11 firearms were found in the residence.

Dunn, who has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since he was arrested following a federal indictment in February 2025, entered a guilty plea in November 2025.

Dunn committed these offenses while on supervised release for a prior conviction of felon in possession of a firearm. Dunn’s supervised release was revoked, and a sentence of 24 months imprisonment was imposed, to be served concurrently with his current prison term.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Springfield Residence Office, Pekin Police Department, Peoria Metropolitan Enforcement Group (P-MEG), and the Illinois State Police investigated the case. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) also participated in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa P. Ortiz represented the government in the prosecution.