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11/13/20
A convicted Illinois felon was arrested in North Liberty Thursday night after police say he handled a shotgun.
North Liberty Police say 27-year-old Laron Leonard admitted to moving a loaded shotgun from place to place in his South Chestnut Street residence just before 10:30 Thursday night. Leonard is prohibited from possessing a firearm after felony convictions in DuPage County, Illinois in 2011 and Vermillion County, Illinois in 2016.
Leonard was booked into the Johnson County Jail just after 12:45 Friday morning and charged with Dominion or Control of a Firearm By A Felon. If convicted, he faces a maximum of five years in prison.
Leonard was released from jail just after 8:45 Friday morning.
