Chicago Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Hamidullah Tribble, age 29, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after a jury found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm following a two-day jury trial, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Tribble was sentenced to 100 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release.

 According to documents in the case, on July 19, 2022, law enforcement attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Tribble in LaPorte County, Indiana. Tribble fled the scene at a high rate of speed, weaving in and out of traffic and exceeding speeds of over 100 miles per hour. His pursuit continued through Porter County and into Lake County, where he collided with a semi-trailer and another vehicle. During his arrest, law enforcement officers recovered a loaded semi-automatic pistol from Tribble’s waistband.  His criminal history revealed that he had prior Illinois felony convictions for possessing a firearm with a defaced serial number, possession of a stolen vehicle, and criminal sexual abuse, and as such, is prohibited from possessing the firearm or ammunition in this case. 

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Indiana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force and the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.  This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney  Kristian R. Mukoski.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.