SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — A 35-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty in federal court to firearms charges, and could face up to 10 years in prison on each count.

Terrell D. Cleggett pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and for being in possession of stolen firearms, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced Wednesday.

Cleggett was investigated following the November 29, 2014, burglary of Buchheit’s of Centralia. In that burglary, 40 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were stolen.

Dakota Moss, also of Centralia, was sentenced September 11, 2015, to more than 20 years in federal prison for committing that burglary. A juvenile accomplice was prosecuted separately in state court.

Court records established two of the guns stolen during the Buchheit’s burglary were eventually transferred from the juvenile accomplice to Cleggett, who knew or had reasonable cause to know that the firearms were, in fact, stolen. Cleggett later sold the two firearms to his friend and co-defendant, Brandon Hoskins.

Hoskins previously pleaded guilty on August 11, 2016, and is scheduled to be sentenced on December 13, 2016. Thirty-eight of the stolen firearms were recovered by law enforcement officials, including the two firearms included in this prosecution. Cleggett will be sentenced on February 21, 2017.

Two remaining defendants charged in connection with the Buchheit’s burglary are scheduled for trial on January 9, 2017. Michael Rink and Justin Gibson both face charges of conspiracy to sell stolen firearms.

The investigation is being conducted by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Explosives, the Centralia Police Department, along with the Clinton County State’s Attorney’s office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft.