ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – A 47-year-old Rockford man is ordered to spend more than a decade behind bars for illegally having a firearm.
Timothy Gentry was sentenced Dec. 9 to 15 years in federal prison for having a firearm as a previously convicted felon. As part of a plea agreement, Gentry admitted that in July 2023 he sold a loaded handgun to a man in Rockford. Unbeknownst to Gentry, the buyer was working with law enforcement…