DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today, Tuesday, January 14, 2025 that a Villa Park convicted felon has been sentenced to eighteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following convictions for aggravated unlawful restraint and weapons charges in two unrelated cases. Timothy Jackson, age 32, formerly of the block of 300 North Ardmore Avenue, appeared at his sentencing hearing Tuesday afternoon in front of Judge Margaret O’Connell, who handed down the sentence.
On January 8, 2020, Jackson, a convicted felon, was charged with possessing a loaded Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield 9mm semi-automatic pistol while at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Wheaton. Jackson’s bond was set at $75,000 with 10% to apply. On February 24, 2020, Jackson posted the necessary 10%, or $7,500, and was released from custody. On October 22, 2021, Wheaton police officers responded to the 700 block of West Childs Street for a reported home invasion. Through the course of their investigation, it was learned that at approximately 9:15 a.m., Jackson, who was out on bond at the time, entered the residence of the victim, his former girlfriend, and held her against her will by pointing a gun at her and threatening to kill her. Jackson fled before police arrived. Police further learned that at the time, Jackson was staying at a residence in Wheeling. Jackson was observed leaving the residence in a vehicle on December 17, 2021. As the vehicle was parked in a gas station parking lot, Wheaton detectives made contact with Jackson, who attempted to flee but was taken into custody after a brief foot chase.
On December 11, 2024, following a day-long bench trial, Judge O’Connell found Jackson guilty of two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, a Class 3 Felony in the 2020 case at the Wheaton 7-Eleven. On July 26, 2024, following a three-day-long trial, a jury found Jackson guilty of one count of Aggravated Unlawful Restraint (Class 3 Felony) and two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon (Class 2 Felony) on the Childs Street case.
“Mr. Jackson is a convicted felon and as such has forfeited his right to ever legally possess a firearm. The fact that Mr. Jackson continued to illegally possess a weapon, even while out on bond for unlawful possession of a weapon, demonstrates his complete lack of respect for the rule of law. To make matters worse, Mr. Jackson used his illegally possessed gun to hold his former girlfriend against her will. Judge O’Connell’s sentence today sends a strong message that in DuPage County we respect the rule of law and will not tolerate those who choose to ignore it. I commend the Wheaton Police Department for their work on both of these cases and for their continued efforts in keeping our neighborhoods safe. I also thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Denis Cahill, Kelly McKay and Kristin Sullivan for their efforts in holding Mr. Jackson responsible for his actions.”
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin
Judge O’Connell sentenced Jackson to eight years on the 7-Eleven case and to ten years on the Childs Street Case. The sentences will run consecutively.
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