East St. Louis Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Crack Cocaine and Firearms Charges
| U.S. Attorney’s Office June 25, 2010 |
A. Courtney Cox, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on June 25, 2010, ELREESE JOHNSON, age 61, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment, four years' supervised release, a $500 fine and a $200 special assessment fee.
JOHNSON pled guilty on March 19, 2010, in United States District Court in East St. Louis, Illinois to a two count indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute five or more grams of crack cocaine and felon in possession of a firearm.
The investigation was conducted by the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel T. Kapsak.