VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges.Â
On Tuesday, a judge sentenced Lerone Johnson to 13 years in prison and one year of supervised release.Â
Johnson pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon in connection to a call police received on June 29, 2019 regarding shots fired at the Fair Oaks Housing Complex in Danville. Police determined Johnson was in possession of a handgun.Â
Johnson also pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance. On Aug. 31, 2020 agents working with the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group witnessed Johnson sell a little more than a gram of fentanyl during an on-going investigation.Â
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