THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RELEASE
On November 14, 2024, Trevon McClyde (DOB 2/2/1993), formerly of Danville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon, a class 2 felony, for 7 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The sentence was ordered by Judge Robert McIntire. Following his imprisonment, McClyde will serve 12 months of mandatory supervised release.
The People presented evidence that on July 10, 2024, just before 7:00pm, Danville Police Officers conducted a traffic stop for a violation of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code on a red, four door, Cadillac sedan in the area of East Williams Street. Upon approach of the vehicle, officers observed a large knife and an opened package of cannabis edibles in the backseat. The driver, Trevon McClyde, stated the knife was used for fishing and the edibles did not belong to him.
Upon further investigation, officers determined McClyde was a convicted felon. Officers searched the rest of the vehicle and located a soft guitar case. Inside the case, officers located 5 live 12-gauge shotgun shells and a drum magazine. While being placed under arrest, McClyde stated to police that there was a rifle in the vehicle. Officers then secured McClyde in the squad car and continued the search of the vehicle where they located an AK-47 platform rifle, a 30 round AK-47 magazine, an additional stock for the AK-47 platform rifle, a slide rail and 19 live rounds of ammunition.
State’s Attorney Jacqueline Lacy said, “I would like to thank the Danville Police Department for their work to remove repeat offenders with illegal firearms from the streets of our community. Together, we continue to make progress in protecting the citizens of Danville and holding violent criminals accountable.”
