By Beacon Staff
A Burlington man was sentenced to 80 months in prison on Monday (roughly six-and-a-half years) on a weapons charge.
A Chicago native, Johnathan Keith Sneed, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Following his prison term, Sneed will be subject to three years of supervised release and will have to pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
Sneed pleaded guilty on February 18, 2020, and previously admitted that he possessed a loaded .380 caliber Hi-Point pistol. Prior to possessing the weapon, Sneed had been convicted of a felony, unnamed in a press release issued by United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum, and was prohibited from possessing a gun.
Monday’s weapon conviction is part of the Project Guardian and Project Safe Neighborhoods and was investigated by the Burlington Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.