MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western
District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, has returned the following
indictment today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and
that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
BELOIT MAN CHARGED WITH GUN CRIME
Joshua Gillespie, 24, Beloit, Wis., is charged with being a
felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges that on October 8,
2014, he possessed a .357 caliber revolver.
If convicted, Gillespie faces a maximum penalty of 10 years
in federal prison. The charge against him is the result of an investigation by
the GROC Safe Streets Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives. GROC (pronounced gee-rock) is a task force formed through the
Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Violent Crime Initiative, to
address gang and drug-related violence in Rock County through the coordination
of investigations among local and federal law enforcement agencies. Its members
include the FBI, Rock County Sheriff’s Department, and Beloit Police
Department. The prosecution of this case will be handled by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Rita M. Rumbelow.
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