Freeport man sentenced for felony firearm charge

Young, 49, of Freeport pleaded guilty to the felony firearm charge earlier this year.
Young, 49, of Freeport pleaded guilty to the felony firearm charge earlier this year.(WIFR)
Published: Sep. 23, 2022 at 10:28 AM CDT
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Freeport man gets more than two and a half years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm.

Jerry Young, 49, pleaded guilty earlier this year to possessing a pistol in September 2021. Young had a previous felony charge banning him from possessing any guns.

A U.S. district judge handed down Young’s sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the federal courthouse in Rockford.