ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A previously convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison after he was convicted of selling a semiautomatic firearm to a confidential informant in 2023.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Martel Williams, 33, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the charge of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Authorities said in December of 2023, Williams was caught after selling a loaded semiautomatic to the informant…