Andrew Vesely, Illegally Possessing Firearms, Illinois 2026
A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison for illegally possessing two firearms and injuring a law enforcement agent during an arrest attempt.
Andrew Vesely, 25, of Posen, Illinois, pleaded guilty in July 2025 to one count of forcibly resisting, impeding, and interfering with an Officer of the United States government and one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
On January 31, 2022, members of a DEA Enforcement Group, accompanied by Homeland Security Investigations agents and a Posen Police officer, attempted to execute an arrest warrant for Vesely outside of his residence in Posen, Illinois.
Vesely had two outstanding felony arrest warrants and was suspected of stealing multiple Jeep Grand Cherokees, one of which was parked outside the residence.
When Vesely walked out of his home and approached a rear alley, four officers moved to apprehend him. Vesely jumped into the Jeep and managed to start the engine before a DEA agent reached into the open driver's door and grabbed Vesely by the front of his coat to stop him from fleeing.
Vesely put the Jeep into drive as he and the agent struggled for control of the car. The agent lost his grip and was flung into several garbage cans as Vesely sped off.
Vesely drove out of Posen at a high rate of speed and into the neighboring town of Markham. Officers from the Markham Police Department chased Vesely on a major thoroughfare at over 100 miles per hour through several traffic signals.
A backpack that had fallen in the alley contained a semiautomatic handgun and a spare magazine, both loaded with armor-piercing rounds. The backpack also contained a car-key programming device, 31 car-key fobs, and other tools suitable for stealing cars.
Law enforcement later searched the room where Vesely resided in the home and discovered another loaded semiautomatic handgun, three loaded magazines, a bullet-proof vest, police scanner, 25 key fobs, and another car-key programming device.
On June 9, 2026, U.S. District Judge John F. Kness sentenced Vesely to four years and four months in federal prison.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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