SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A Springfield woman has pleaded guilty to falsifying training certificates for concealed carry holders.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office reported 37-year-old Tayana Henderson pleaded guilty to one count of forgery (a Class 3 felony) and one count of violating the Firearm Concealed Carry Act (a Class A misdemeanor).
Henderson worked as an instructor who trained others seeking to obtain concealed carry licenses. Prosecutors said she falsified certificates by claiming applicants had completed the legally required 16 hours of training when they had not.
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Henderson’s sentence includes two years of second chance probation and 30 hours of community service. She is also now prohibited from being a certified firearms instructor…