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Two Men Sentenced for Firearm Offenses in Illinois and Charlotte

4/15/2026

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Lyons Sentenced for Firearm Offense

Curtis Lyons, a former Cook County man, was sentenced to 20 years for illegally possessing a machine gun after police found modified Glock 19 during a January 25, 2023 drug deal.
He is 41 and has remained in custody since his arrest after being found guilty of multiple firearm charges.
Robert Dale Emerson Jr., 37, received nearly nine-year sentence for firing into an occupied Charlotte apartment and endangering a toddler.

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Brewer Sentenced for Gun Crime

Lovus Austin Brewer, from Huntington, West Virginia, received a sentence of six years and eight months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The sentence includes three years of supervised release.
Charges stem from a May 2025 incident where law enforcement found Brewer with a pistol after responding to gunfire at an apartment building.
Brewer has prior felony convictions related to drug offenses and reckless fleeing.

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Lyons Sentenced for Firearm Offense

Curtis Lyons, a former Cook County man, was sentenced to 20 years for illegally possessing a machine gun after police found modified Glock 19 during a January 25, 2023 drug deal.
He is 41 and has remained in custody since his arrest after being found guilty of multiple firearm charges.
Robert Dale Emerson Jr., 37, received nearly nine-year sentence for firing into an occupied Charlotte apartment and endangering a toddler.

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