ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A federal judge has sentenced Joseph Garza, 40, of Rockford, to eight and a half years in prison for selling illegal firearms to an informant with the ATF. Garza admitted in a plea deal that he sold seven firearms through brokers to the buyer, who was…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford gang member has been sentenced to over 6 years in federal prison for drug trafficking and firearm charges. Jovino Ramirez, 35, was arrested in May 2024 during a traffic stop. Authorities said he was in possession of 19.1 grams of cocaine and 1.9 grams…