East St. Louis Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Possession Of A Firearm By A Felon

An East St. Louis man, who pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison on March 10, 2016, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today. Craig Flowers, 42, of East St. Louis, Illinois, received an 84-month prison sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Following release from imprisonment, Flowers will serve a 3-year term of supervised release. Flowers was also fined $300 and ordered to pay a special assessment of $100. Flowers pleaded guilty to the charge on October 30, 2015.

Flowers was arrested after police went to the door of his girlfriend’s apartment in Belleville, and her son said, "He threw it out the window. He threw the gun out the window."

This case was investigated by the Illinois State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Donald S. Boyce.