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Illinois Judge Rules Quincy Man Acted in Self-Defense in TJ Maxx Parking Lot Shooting, but Gun Storage Conviction Could Send Him to Prison<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Luke McCoy
\nQUINCY, IL \u2014 An Adams County judge has ruled that a Quincy man acted in lawful self-defense when he shot a man twice in a TJ Maxx parking lot in July 2024, but the same ruling convicted him of a felony gun charge that could still land him in an Illinois prison.<\/p>\n

As reported by Muddy River News, Associate Judge Holly Henze found 23-year-old Alan Christopher \u201cChris\u201d Pacheco not guilty on all three charges directly tied to the shooting itself. Pacheco was acquitted of two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm. An attempted murder charge had already been dismissed on the first day of the bench trial after the prosecution rested. The judge found Pacheco guilty only on aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, because Pacheco had a valid Firearm Owners Identification card but did not hold an Illinois concealed carry license.
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\nThe conviction came down to one factor that had nothing to do with the shooting itself. Illinois requires a concealed carry license to carry a loaded, accessible handgun in a vehicle. A FOID card alone is not enough. Because Pacheco\u2019s loaded handgun was stored between the center console and the driver\u2019s seat rather than in a locked container, his possession of that firearm in the car violated state law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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