A Christian County man is facing felony charges after authorities say he falsified information on his application for a state Firearm Owners ID card.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says 60-year-old Patrick Nichols of Taylorville has been charged with two counts of violating the FOID Act and two counts of forgery. Nichols is accused of failing to disclose a felony conviction out of North Carolina on his FOID application. Convicted felons are ineligible to obtain a FOID card or legally possess firearms in Illinois.
Nichols has pleaded not guilty, and bond was set at $10,000.
