Freeport man sentenced to 3 years in prison in Whiteside County drug case

A Freeport man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in a Whiteside County drug and weapons case.Jefry J. Pozo-Alvarez, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count each of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to court records. He was sentenced to three years in prison on the drug charge and to 180 days in jail for the firearm offense, to be served concurrently.Charges of armed violence, a Class X felony; defacing identification marks on a firearm, a Class 3 felony; and misdemeanor charges of illegal possession of firearm ammunition without a firearm owner’s identification card, driving while license revoked, and operating a vehicle with suspended registration, were dismissed under a plea deal, according to court records.All offenses are alleged to have occurred on June 20 in Fulton, where he was taken into custody by Fulton police.The armed violence charge, a Class X felony that carries a minimum prison sentence o