A Taylorville man has been arraigned in Christian County accused of falsifying information on a FOID card application.
60 year old Patrick S. Nichols of Taylorville is charged with two counts of violating the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act, Class 2 felonies punishable by up to three to seven years in prison, and two counts of forgery, Class 3 felonies punishable by up to two to five years in prison. Nichols has pleaded not guilty, and his bond was set at $10,000.
Nichols was previously convicted of a crime against nature out of the state of North Carolina and failed to disclose that fact on his application. Illinois law prohibits individuals who have been convicted of a felony from being eligible for FOID cards.