Man who straw purchased gun used to kill Officer Gets 2.5 years prison

Chicago Police Officers (CPD),
are expected to pack a federal courtroom Wednesday for the sentencing
of an Indiana man who admitted to straw-purchasing the handgun later
used to kill CPD Officer Ella French and critically wound her partner
during a traffic stop last year. The case made national headlines and
drew attention to how criminals skirt local gun laws.

Local
prosecutors have asked for the maximum term of five years in prison for
Jamel Danzy, writing in a court filing earlier this month that straw
purchasers often put illegal firearms into the hands of “dangerous
people” who drive much of the city’s seemingly endless violence.

“Violent
criminals in this city are growing increasingly dismissive of the law
and the consequences of their actions,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Prashant
Kolluri wrote. “At this moment in this city, it is critically important
that sentences for straw purchasing offenses reflect that these are
serious offenses that cannot be tolerated.”

UPDATE: Man who straw-purchased gun used to kill Chicago police Officer Ella French sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.