Cahokia Man Charged With Firearm Offense

Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on September 2, 2015, Anthony D. Bradley, 26, Cahokia, IL, was arraigned on an Indictment charging him with the Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Previously Convicted Felon. Bradley’s trial is scheduled for November 2, 2014, and he was ordered held without bond until that time.

The indictment alleges that, on July 18, 2015, Bradley unlawfully possessed a Ruger, .9mm pistol, after having been previously convicted of Second Degree Murder in St. Clair County, Illinois.

The penalty for the Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Previously Convicted Felon is a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years, a fine up to $250,000, or both, and a term of supervised release of not more than three years following incarceration.

An indictment is merely the method by which federal charges are lodged. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The case was investigated by the Fairview Heights Police Department. The case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Angela Scott.