Champaign Man Gets Lengthy Prison Sentence for Drugs

A Champaign man, Quintez Turner, 41, has been sentenced to 294 months for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense, possessing heroin with intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. 294 months translates for 24-1/2 years in prison.

At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Colin S. Bruce found Turner’s extensive criminal history led to him being classified as a career offender. The government presented evidence of Turner’s involvement in the distribution of narcotics within the Central District of Illinois and his history of violence.

Turner’s sentence follows a guilty plea to all charged offenses.