QUINCY — A Quincy man was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on firearms and drug trafficking charges Monday.

Circuit Judge Holly Henze sentenced Jeffrey T. Bennett, 47, to six years for possession of a firearm by a felon and manufacturing and possession with intent to deliver cannabis of more than 500 grams but less than 2,000 grams. 

The gun charge is a Class 3 Felony and the drug charge is a Class 2 Felony. The sentences will run concurrently and Bennett will receive credit for 328 days of time served.

Bennett was arrested in August on an Adams County warrant for aggravated battery of a pregnant person and domestic battery when officers with the Quincy Police Department. Those charges were dismissed.

Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and members of the West Central Illinois Task Force executed a search warrant in the 3400 block of State.

During the execution of the search warrant, officers found additional illegal items. QPD officers applied for and obtained an additional search warrant for the residence. During a search of the residence, officers discovered a large amount of cannabis, a large amount of U.S. currency, several items of drug paraphernalia and a firearm.