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Peoria Man Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Possession of Firearm Ammunition as a Felon
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, man, Jacobi Turner-Claudin, 29, of the 500 block of West Columbia Terrace, was sentenced on November 10, 2022, to forty months in federal prison for possessing firearm ammunition as a felon.
Upon release from imprisonment, Turner-Claudin will serve a three-year term of supervised release.
At the sentencing hearing in front of Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm, the government presented evidence that Turner-Claudin was a passenger in a car that fled from Peoria Police on April 21, 2022.
The pursuit began on Griswold Street and ended when the car drove into the backyard of a house on North Bourland Avenue. Turner-Claudin fled from the vehicle and was located a short distance away in a dry creek bed. He was in possession of three cell phones, cannabis baggies, and an extended magazine for a firearm. The magazine was loaded with 12 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition.
Turner-Claudin told federal agents that he possessed the ammunition due to the possibility of a weapons purchase that day. At the time, Turner-Claudin was prohibited from possessing firearm ammunition due to his prior conviction for a felony offense.
The statutory penalties for possession of firearm ammunition by a felon are up to 15 years’ imprisonment and up to a $250,000 fine, followed by up to three years of supervised release.
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.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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