ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid today sentenced a Rock Island, Ill., man, Justin Michael Kellett, 36, to 15 years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. Kellett was ordered to remain on supervised release for five years following his release from prison. Kellett has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest in April 2019.
On July 21, 2019, Kellett, of Rock Island, Ill., plead guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The case was investigated by the Rock Island Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney John K. Mehochko prosecuted the case in cooperation with the Rock Island County State’s Attorney’s Office.
