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Three Convicted Felons From Chicago Area Indicted On Federal Firearm Offenses

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois

CHICAGO — Three Chicago-area men with prior felony convictions have been indicted on federal gun charges for illegally possessing semiautomatic weapons.

THADDEUS JIMENEZ, 36, of Des Plaines, was arrested in Chicago last week while in possession of a loaded Kimber, Sapphire-model, .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol.  He was charged with one count of being a felon-in-possession of a firearm, according to the indictment.  Jimenez was previously convicted of a felony.

JOSE ROMAN, 22, of Chicago, was also arrested in Chicago last week while in possession of a firearm.  The indictment charges Roman with being a felon-in-possession of a firearm for possessing a loaded Mossberg International, 715T-model, .22-caliber semiautomatic rifle.  Roman was previously convicted of a felony.

The indictment against Jimenez and Roman was returned Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Chicago.  Jimenez and Roman will be arraigned on a date to be set by the Court.

A third defendant, DANTRELL WILLIAMS, 19, was charged in a separate indictment with being a felon-in-possession of a firearm.  Williams, of Chicago, was arrested while in possession of a loaded Romarm, GP WASR-series, semiautomatic rifle, according to the indictment, which was also returned Wednesday.  He was previously convicted of a felony.  Williams is currently scheduled to appear for a detention hearing on Friday at 11:00 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert.

The charge of being a felon-in-possession of a firearm carries a maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

“The United States Attorney’s Office is committed to aggressively using federal gun laws to fight violent crime,” said Zachary T. Fardon, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.  “We will prosecute violent offenders with vigor, using whatever federal tools are appropriate, as part of our ongoing partnership with the city and state to protect Chicago’s neighborhoods against violence.”

Mr. Fardon announced the indictments along with Jeffrey A. Magee, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives; John A. Brown, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Garry F. McCarthy, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.

The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.  The defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The government is being represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathryn Malizia and Michelle Petersen.

Jimenez & Roman Indictment

Williams Indictment

Updated August 27, 2015

Topic
Violent Crime