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Posted on: March 17, 2025

[ARCHIVED] Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon

(PEORIA, IL) Saturday, March 15, 2025, at approximately 9:38 a.m. Peoria Police responded to the 700 block of Hightower regarding a report of trouble with a male.

When police arrived, they learned that the male subject identified as 28-year-old Julius Wilson was still inside the residence and refused to exit.

After a brief negotiation, Wilson exited the residence without incident and was taken into custody.

During a search of the residence officers located a handgun inside.

Wilson was transported to the Peoria Police Department for interviewing purposes and subsequently arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon.

He was transported to the Peoria County Jail.

If you have any information regarding this incident or any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.

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