{"id":7566,"date":"2025-04-02T19:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T19:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2025-04-02T19:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T19:24:06","slug":"probation-jail-for-man-who-pulled-gun-at-peru-ymca-shaw-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7566","title":{"rendered":"Probation, jail for man who pulled gun at Peru YMCA – Shaw Local"},"content":{"rendered":"


A Hennepin man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Thursday for pulling a gun during a 2021 argument at the Peru YMCA. <\/span>(Derek Barichello – dbarichello@shawmedia.com)
A Hennepin man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor Thursday for pulling a gun during a 2021 argument at the Peru<\/a> YMCA.
Mark J. Judd, 42, was awaiting trial in La Salle County Circuit Court<\/a> on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony carrying up to three years in prison. When he appeared Thursday, however, the felony was dismissed, and Judd instead pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon.
Judd pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge, a nonreporting form of probation, plus 90 days in jail. He is to report Nov. 4 and, with three days of credit and day-for-day good time, could be home before Christmas.
Assistant La Salle County<\/a> State\u2019s Attorney Jeremiah Adams said in open court that Peru police responded Oct. 23, 2021, to the Illinois Valley YMCA. There, a man with a gun had called 911 to say that he was attacked and pulled the weapon to defend himself. The gun, Adams said, was confiscated and will be destroyed.
Surveillance, Adams said, showed that Judd was approached by two men, and he pulled a gun. Judd did not have a valid concealed carry permit. When interviewed, Adams said, Judd admitted to pulling and pointing the loaded gun.
Judd has no previous criminal history, Adams said.
When reached for comment, Judd provided a lengthy statement in which he said he was acting not only in self-defense but also to protect a minor whose name is redacted.
\u201cI truly had no choice to protect myself and [the girl\u2019s] life but to draw my firearm,\u201d Judd wrote. \u201cI had my concealed carry for five years, and it expired during COVID and that timeframe. I\u2019ve never pulled it besides to safely store it at night.\u201d
The two men involved in the altercation also were charged. Andrew L. Martinez, 38, of Utica<\/a> was placed on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery in 2022. Joshua M. Martinez, 40, of DePue<\/a> was charged with misdemeanor assault, but the charge was later dismissed.
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