Illinois Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Drug, Gun Crimes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago, and U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois announced that Alonzo Hampton, 50, of Springfield, was sentenced on March 9, 2023, by Senior U.S. District Judge Sue E. Myerscough to 84 months in prison, to be followed by a six-year term of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute heroin and for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
At sentencing, the government presented evidence that Hampton was responsible for possessing 45.7 grams of heroin and 75.9 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute those substances and that he possessed a Keltec .32 handgun. Hampton has a lengthy criminal history that includes a federal drug conviction in 1992. He was on supervised release at the time of the offenses following his release from the Illinois Department of Corrections in 2019.
Hampton was indicted in February 2020 and pleaded guilty in October 2022. He has been in the custody of the United States Marshals Service since February 2020.
The statutory penalties for possession with intent to distribute heroin are not more than 30 years in prison, not more than a $2 million fine, and not less than six years of supervised release. The statutory penalties for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon are up to 10 years in prison, not more than a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release.
The DEA, Springfield Police Department, Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, and Illinois State Police investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Z. Weir represented the government in the prosecution.
