A 22-year-old Peoria man has been handed a 58-month federal prison sentence for illegal firearm possession and violating the terms of his federally supervised release on August 8, 2024. The prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. Tyruis Bramlett’s charges stem from his involvement with a stolen vehicle and handling stolen firearms. According to a press release, the Peoria Police Department began investigating a shots-fired incident on July 6, 2023, involving a red SUV that was reported stolen out of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Officers located the vehicle on July 11, 2023, and followed the vehicle to a residence on North Sherbrook Lane. Officers approached the vehicle and took the occupants into custody, including Bramlett. Officers found two 9mm handguns in the front passenger area, both were loaded and had high-capacity extended magazines, during a search of the vehicle. Both the guns had been reported stolen. Officers found multiple bullet holes on both sides of the rear of the vehicle, and the rear driver’s window appeared to have been shot out.
Bramlett pleaded guilty in April 2024 and admitted that he violated the terms of his supervised release by possessing a firearm during his sentencing hearing. He also admitted to fleeing from police at a high rate of speed, driving with no license, and leaving the scene of an accident in April 2023. His 58-month sentence is a combination of 46 months for the gun conviction and 12 months for violating supervised release. The penalty for possessing a firearm by a felon is up to 15 years in prison, followed by up to three years of supervised release. Bramlett was previously detained in the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service pending the resolution of his case.
The Peoria Area Federal Firearms Task Force, comprised of agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Peoria Police Department; the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department; the Illinois Department of Corrections; and the Illinois State Police, investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald L. Hanna represented the government in the prosecution.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.