A Tower Hill man will spend several years behind bars after a standoff with law enforcement in October of last year.

Jeremy Winters was found guilty in May of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, a Class 2 felony.

The charge stems from an incident in October when Pana police received a call about a man acting strangely and possibly having a handgun on Vine Street,

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Officers found Jeremy Winter on the front porch of the home.

Winters refused to cooperate with officers and fled inside the home. Family members were allowed to safely exit the home, but Winter refused to come out.

Officers were eventually able to convince Winter to put a loaded .45 caliber handgun down and exit the home.

Winters must serve his sentence at 50%

This is his third sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections and his second conviction for possession of a weapon by a felon.