Gun violence has struck again in Kankakee, Illinois, with two felons, William D. Roper, 35, and Andre Davis, 33, being sentenced in federal court for illegal possession of firearms.
Roper, of the 600 block of S. Poplar Ave., was sentenced on April 10, to 7 ½ years in federal prison. He pled guilty to possession of a .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol on October 11, 2016. At the time Roper possessed the gun, in April 2016, he had prior felony convictions in Kankakee County.
Davis, of the 300 block of N. Harrison, was ordered to serve seven years in prison on April 7. He pled guilty to possession of firearms on three occasions. Davis admitted that at the time he possessed the guns, a .38 caliber revolver on March 17, 2015; a .22 caliber pistol on March 24, 2015; and a .45 caliber pistol on May 21, 2015, he had prior felony convictions that barred him from possession of a firearm.
The cases against Roper and Davis are the result of ongoing investigations related to gun violence in the Kankakee area by the Kankakee Area Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Kankakee Police Department. The task force has been working tirelessly to reduce gun violence and bring perpetrators to justice.
Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Eugene L. Miller represented the government in the prosecution of Roper, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine V. Boyle prosecuted the case against Davis. The sentences handed down to Roper and Davis serve as a warning to others who would consider possessing firearms illegally.
The men have been in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since their respective arrests in separate cases in May 2016. The sentences mark a significant milestone in the efforts to combat gun violence in Kankakee, and the community can take comfort in knowing that two individuals who posed a threat to public safety are now behind bars.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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