A Danville man has been sentenced to 25 years in a federal penitentiary. 38 year old Alvin Beasley was sentenced for firing shots at his pregnant girlfriend’s home four years ago.
Judge Colin Bruce found that Beasley qualified to be considered an armed career criminal based on his prior convictions for armed robbery, aggravated battery, and second-degree murder. A federal jury earlier convicted Beasley of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Beasley will have to serve 85 percent of his prison sentence.
Evidence presented showed that Beasley’s girlfriend was in her home on May Street in Danville when he drove by firing on May 23, 2019. At the time, he was on parole for second-degree murder.
The case was investigated by the Danville Police Department, the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Office, the Vermilion County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, the Illinois State Police, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
