Clay County Man Sentenced On Gun Related Charges

A Clay County, Illinois, man was sentenced on March 15, 2016, to federal prison on gun related charges, James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.

Jeremy S. Johnson, 40, of Flora, IL, was sentenced to 87 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release following his imprisonment. Johnson had previously pleaded guilty to one count in a federal indictment.

Count 1 charged that on December 2014, to January 12, 2015, in Clay County, Johnson, who having previously been convicted by a court of a felony, did knowingly possess, in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, (1) a New England Firearms .17 caliber rifle; (2) a Glock .40 caliber pistol; and (3) a Hi-Point .40 caliber pistol.

The investigation in this case was conducted by the Flora Police Department, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, and the Illinois State Police.

The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney George Norwood.