Chicago Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison For Possessing Stolen Gun In Douglas Park
By Mary Chappell
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago man was sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing a stolen semi-automatic handgun in Douglas Park in 2020.
Chicago Police officers responded the evening of Aug. 12, 2020 to the 1200 block of South Farrar Drive after receiving a call of a person with a gun, officials said.
The officers saw Lee in the driver's seat of a van and as they approached him, Lee got out of the van and ran toward a grassy area before being apprehended.
Officers later discovered the gun in the van's console.
Lee pleaded guilty earlier this year to a federal charge of illegal possession of a firearm, officials said.
He had previously been convicted of felonies in state court and was prohibited by federal law from possessing the gun.
A U.S. District Judge imposed his prison sentence Aug. 26 after a hearing in Chicago.