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Date: 08-27-2018

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United States of America v. Steven Austin Adams

Central District of Illinois Federal Courthouse - Rock Island, Illinois

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Case Number: 4:17-cr-40062-JES-JEH

Judge: John K. Mehochko

Court: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (Rock Island County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: John K Mehochko and John K Mehochko

Defendant's Attorney: Brian Patrick Mullins - FPD

Description: Rock Island, IL - Mercer County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Felon in Possession of a Gun

Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid today sentenced a rural Mercer County, Ill., man, Steven Austin Adams, 27, to seven years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. Adams was ordered to remain on supervised release for three years following his release from prison. Adams has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since he was arrested in July 2017.

On March 14, 2018, Adams, of Keithsburg, Ill., plead guilty to illegally possessing a Smith and Wesson .45 caliber pistol in March 2016. Adams admitted that he possessed the gun in connection with his drug trafficking activity. Agents seized the gun from Adams’ bedroom where it was located in close proximity to drugs and drug dealing paraphernalia such as scales and baggies. At the time Adams possessed the gun, he had a prior felony conviction for meth conspiracy in 2012 in Mercer County.

The case was investigated by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI Quad Cities Federal Gang Task Force.


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18:922G.F: UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.- On or about March 22, 2016, in Mercer County, in the Central District of Illinois, having previously been convicted under the laws of the State of Illinois of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, did knowingly possess a firearm which had previously traveled in interstate commerce in violation of 18 USC 922(g) and 924(a)(2).

Outcome: Defendant Adams in sentenced to 84 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

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