CENTRALIA, IL — A 21-year-old Centralia man was sentenced to 36 months in prison Friday for possessing a firearm by a felon. Upon his release, Brylon Engelkins will be supervised by United States Probation for a period of three years.

Additionally, Engelkins must pay a $300 fine and a $100 special assessment fee. According to court documents, Engelkins possessed a 9mm Diamondback pistol while on supervised release for Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number, a prior federal conviction from the Southern District of Illinois. Engelkins’ current sentence will be served consecutive to the sentence previously imposed for violating his supervised release.

This case was investigated by the FBI – Springfield Division Safe Streets Task Force, the United
States Marshal’s Service, and the Centralia Police Department.