EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Illinois, Southern), published as received.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – An East St. Louis, Illinois, man has been sentenced for possessing a gun as
a convicted felon while on pre-trial release in another federal gun case. Tanario K. Darden, 47,
has been sentenced to a total of 10 years in federal prison for two instances of felon in
possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, on October 14, 2020, Darden was on federal pre-trial release for a
felon in possession case when he was found in possession of another firearm. Police
located a firearm and narcotics in a hidden compartment inside Darden’s home. Darden
was sentenced in April of 2021 to 87 months imprisonment for his initial case.
On Monday, December 6, 2021, Darden was sentenced to an additional 33 months, to run
consecutive to 87 months, for a total of 10 years imprisonment.
As part of his sentences, Darden was ordered to serve a 3-year term of supervised release following
his imprisonment.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of
the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program
proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders
work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop
comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses
enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based
prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
The case was investigated by the Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) and the East St. Louis
Police Department. PSEG is a newly formed Illinois State Police unit embedded with and working in
direct partnership with the East St. Louis Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Alexandria Burns prosecuted the case.
