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Peoria man sentenced for gun charges

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A Peoria man was sentenced to two years in prison for gun charges on Monday. According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release, Christopher J. Melahn, 35, was sentenced for possessing a firearm as a felon. His two years of imprisonment will be followed by three years of supervised release. […]

Peoria residents sentenced for conspiring to steal guns

The last of the four Peoria residents accused of conspiring to steal guns from stores across Central Illinois has been sentenced.

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4 charged with conspiring to steal guns from 6 gun shops in Illinois, including in Spring Valley

Four Peoria residents were charged with conspiring to steal firearms from six different locations in central Illinois between Aug. 14 and Aug. 18, including a gun dealer in Spring Valley.

4 charged with conspiring to steal guns from 6 Central Illinois stores

Four people from Peoria have been federally charged with conspiring to steal firearms from six different locations in Central Illinois.