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U.S. v. JONES

No. 00-1199.

222 F.3d 349 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie C. JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Edward Leggans (argued), W. Charles Grace, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Melissa A. Day (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Benton, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Attempting to break up a domestic argument, police officer Ron Almaroad helped Willie Jones move his property from the front lawn of his ex-wife's apartment building to a nearby residence. Among other items, Mr. Jones placed a .30 caliber semi-automatic rifle in the backseat of the police car. Despite Mr. Jones' assertion that the rifle was a "BB gun," Officer Almaroad arrested him because the officer knew that he was a felon and, therefore...

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