Man Accused Of Killing Keltner Faces New Charges

ROCKFORD — A 41-year-old Springfield man faces additional charges in federal court in connection with the March 2019 killing of Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Jacob Keltner. Floyd Brown, who was originally charged with killing a federal law enforcement officer and two counts of illegal firearm possession, now faces five additional charges in federal court, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Brown is accused of fatally shooting Keltner while Keltner and other deputies assigned to the U.S. Marshal's Office served a warrant for his arrest at a hotel in Rockford on March 7, 2019, according to FBI officials. Keltner was a deputy for the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and a sworn member of the U.S. Marshall Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force at the time of his death.

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The additional charges filed in federal court this past week include attempting to kill a Deputy Marshal and two Special Deputy Marshals, using a deadly and dangerous weapon to forcibly assault Special Deputy Keltner; using a deadly and dangerous weapon to forcibly assault a Deputy Marshal and two Special Deputy Marshals; discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, causing the death of Special Deputy Keltner; and discharging a firearm during the assault and attempted murder of the Deputy Marshal and two Special Deputy Marshals, according to the FBI news release.

An arraignment date in federal court in Rockford has not yet been scheduled. Floyd faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted on the charges.