The Brief
- A 41-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for illegally possessing a machine gun.
- Prosecutors say he fired the converted handgun during a 2023 drug deal.
- The man had prior convictions for armed robbery and aggravated battery with a firearm.
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. – A previously convicted suburban Chicago man will spend two decades in prison after prosecutors say he fired a handgun converted to a fully automatic weapon during a drug deal in 2023.
Curtis Lyons, 41, of Maywood, was sentenced Monday after a judge found him guilty in January of five weapons charges following a three-day bench trial in December 2025.
The backstory:…