Tamms Man Sentenced on Federal Gun Charge

A Tamms man has been sentenced to more than five years in prison on a federal gun charge.

On Tuesday, 21-year-old Keithy D. Carter, a/k/a Darnell K. Carter, of Tamms, IL was sentenced for a federal firearm violation, the United States Attorney for the Southern
District of Illinois Stephen R. Wigginton announced today.

Wigginton said Carter, who had previously pled guilty to a one-count indictment of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, was sentenced to five years ten months in prison, to be followed by 3 years supervised release, and a fine of $200.00.

Wigginton said Carter possessed a 9mm pistol, in Tamms, Alexander County, and that the firearm had been used the day before by another individual to commit a homicide in Jackson County.

The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The Carbondale Police Department and Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office also assisted in the investigation.