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Man Sentenced for Possessing Firearm While High
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE
January 12, 2016, will go down as a day of reckoning for Ryan Richard Duckett, a 30-year-old Brighton, Illinois, resident. Duckett was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for the crime of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by an Unlawful User of a Controlled Substance.
The U.S. District Court in Benton handed down the sentence after Duckett was found to have possessed a GP WASR-10/63, 7.62 x 39 mm caliber semi-automatic rifle during a time when he was an unlawful user of controlled substances, namely cocaine and marijuana.
Court records show that Duckett made this admission on February 6, 2013, in Brighton, Illinois, Jersey County. The case was a result of a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William E. Coonan. As part of the sentence, Duckett was also ordered to pay a fine of $600.00 and a special assessment of $100.00, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
The case highlights the dangers of combining firearms with illicit substances. As our readers know, the Grimy Times has been at the forefront of reporting on the intersection of guns and crime.
The investigation into Duckett’s activities serves as a reminder that law enforcement agencies are working tirelessly to keep our communities safe.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Weapons|Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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