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Rockford Man Charged with Illegal Possesson of Firearms

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois

ROCKFORD — ALVIN J. MALONE, 31, of Rockford, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Rockford for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. 

The indictment alleges that on Feb. 19, 2019, Malone illegally possessed a loaded 12-gauge shotgun, a .22-caliber rifle, and a loaded .45 semi-automatic pistol.

Malone has been in custody since his arrest on Feb. 19, 2019.  He will appear for arraignment on March 6, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., before U.S. Magistrate Judge Iain D. Johnston in Rockford.

The indicted was announced by John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and Timothy Jones, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives.  The Rockford Police Department assisted in the investigation. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Pedersen.

The charge of illegally possessing a firearm carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, to be followed by up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.  If convicted, the Court must impose a reasonable sentence under federal sentencing statutes and the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines.

The public is reminded that an indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt.  The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Updated March 7, 2019

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