Danville felon sentenced to 7 years for gun possession
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A man formerly from Danville was sentenced to seven years in state prison last week for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
31-year-old Rahkeam Cammon pleaded guilty to the class 2 felony and will now spend the next near-decade in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by one year of mandatory supervised release.
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In September 2023, Danville Police responded to a report of a man with a gun at a bar on Vermilion Street. The suspect entered a car, and as an officer approached, he sped away. The car crashed soon after, and by the time police responded, the suspect had run away.
The suspect, identified as Cammon, was quickly caught nearby. Police also found a gun inside his car.
State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy applauded the Danville Police Department for their swiftness in this case.
“My office will continue to work with police agencies to follow Illinois law to remove guns from the hands of felons,” she said.
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