Indictment — No. 3:23-cr-30023 (Dkt. 1, C.D. Ill.)

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An indictment filed May 2, 2023 as # 1 in United States v. Eric Johnson, No. 23-300 (Case 3:23-cr-30023-CRL-KLM), in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Springfield Division. The three-page document sets out three counts, each dated on or about February 10, 2023. Count One is captioned Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Distribute, Count Two Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Count Three Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. A forfeiture allegation lists a handgun and ammunition under 18 U.S.C. § 924(d).

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              3:23-cr-30023-CRL-KLM # 1       Filed: 05/02/23   Page 1 of 3
                                                                                           E-FILED
                                                                 Tuesday, 02 May, 2023 03:11:12 PM
                                                                              FILED
                                                                      Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD

                      UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                                                                                   MAY O2 2023
                       CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
                          SPRINGFIELD DIVISION                                CLERK Of I HI: COURT
                                                                               U.S. DISTRICT COURT



                                              is
                                                                           CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

               Plaintiff,                     )
                                              )
         V.                                   )         No. 23-300 J_3
                                              )
ERIC JOHNSON,                                 )         21 U.S.C. § 84l(a)(l);
                                              )         18 U.S.C. § 924(c); and
               Defendant.                     )         18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(l).


                                 INDICTMENT

The Grand Jury Charges:

                                COUNT ONE
              (Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Distribute)

      On or about February 10, 2023, in Sangamon County, in the

Central District of Illinois, the defendant herein,

                               ERIC JOHNSON,

knowingly and intentionally possessed with intent to distribute

mixtures or substances containing a detectable amount of

marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance.

      All in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections

841 (a)( 1) and (b)( 1)(D).




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                            COUNT TWO
    (Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking
                                Crime)

      On or about February 10, 2023, in Sangamon County, in the

Central District of Illinois, the defendant herein,

                             ERIC JOHNSON,

did knowingly possess a firearm to wit: a Ruger-US . 9mm handgun

bearing serial number 32533233, in furtherance ofa drug

trafficking crime for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the

United States, that is, the possession with intent to distribute

mixtures or substances containing a detectable amount of

marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance.

      All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section

924(c)( 1)(A)(i).

                          COUNT THREE
       (Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon)

      On or about February 10, 2023, in Sangamon County, in the

Central District of Illinois, the defendant herein,

                             ERIC JOHNSON,

knowing he had been convicted of a crime punishable by

imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, did knowingly possess,

in and affecting commerce, a firearm to wit: a Ruger-US .9mm

handgun bearing serial number 32533233.

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       All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section

  922(g)(l).
                          FORFEITURE ALLEGATION

       The allegations contained in Counts Two and Three are hereby

  incorporated as though fully set forth herein for the purposes of

  charging criminal forfeiture to the United States of America

  pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(d). As a result

  of committing an offense or offenses in violation of Title 18, United

  States Code, Sections 922(g) and 924(c), as charged herein, the

  defendant, ERIC JOHNSON, shall forfeit to the United States all

  firearms and ammunition involved in the particular aforesaid

  offenses as set forth in Counts Two and Three above, including but

  not limited to:
     1) a Ruger-US .9mm handgun bearing serial number 32533233;

       and
    2) All ammunition seized during this investigation.


                                           A TRUE BILL,


kr s/ Douglas Quivey. s(_f~J:,~fu~rson
  GREGORY K. HAiws
  UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
  MZW

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