EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Chris Jamison, 19, of Centralia, Illinois, was sentenced today in federal
court to 78 months in prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. Upon his release,
Jamison will be supervised by United States Probation for a period of three years. Additionally,
Jamison must pay a $1000 fine and a $100 special assessment.
According to court documents, Jamison possessed a Smith and Wesson, 9mm pistol while
on probation for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm at an Occupied Vehicle through Marion County
Circuit Court.
The case was investigated by the FBI – Springfield Division Safe Streets Task Force and assisted
by the Centralia Police Department.