Man charged with killing McHenry County deputy now faces federal charges
The 39-year-old man charged by local authorities with fatally shooting McHenry County sheriff's deputy Jacob Keltner earlier this month will now face federal charges as well.
A federal grand jury in Rockford on Tuesday indicted Floyd E. Brown of Springfield on charges of killing an officer of a federal agency engaged in official duties, the maximum penalty for which is life in prison or death.
The grand jury also indicted Brown on charges of illegal possession of firearms by a convicted felon, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, and illegal possession of firearms with an obliterated serial number, punishable by up to five years in prison.
Brown already faces dozens of felony charges. He was charged by the Winnebago state's attorney with first-degree murder on March 7 shortly after Keltner was pronounced dead.
Keltner was part of a U.S. Marshals task force trying to arrest Brown on outstanding warrants at the Extended Stay America on Bell School Road in Rockford.
According to authorities, Brown fled through a window and encountered Keltner, who was positioned outside the hotel in case Brown tried to escape. Brown shot Keltner in the head, got into his Mercury Grand Marquis, and led police on a chase that ended when an Illinois State Police trooper rammed Brown's car and sent it careening into a field in downstate Lincoln in Logan County, according to authorities.
Brown held police at bay in a six-hour standoff before surrendering. Brown was injured during the arrest.
Brown was on parole after serving a half of a 13-year prison term for felony residential burglaries in McLean and Macon counties in 2011, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
He also served prison time for two Sangamon County crimes: a 2005 felony case of unlawful restraint and violation of an order of protection, and a 2001 case of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Brown is scheduled to appear for arraignment on Wednesday in federal court in Rockford.