20-year-old receives 3-year prison term for machine gun possession in Rockford

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A 20-year-old man arrested as part of an October weapons bust at the Orton Keyes housing development has been sentenced to spend 3 years in prison.

Theron Starks III was one of three people arrested during an operation conducted by Rockford Police Gang Unit detectives on October 28, 2025, which saw authorities raid two residences within the complex, in the 500 block of Ranger Street and the 600 block of Score Street.

According to police, detectives had been investigating an incident involving multiple teens possessing firearms in the housing project…

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