URBANA -- A Champaign teen has pleaded guilty to unlawful use of weapons for having a stun gun at a place where he should not have.

Jeshaun Manning-Carter, 17, who listed an address in the 2400 block of North Neil Street, faces penalties ranging from probation to 364 days in juvenile prison when he is sentenced June 3.

Manning-Carter admitted in juvenile court Wednesday morning before Judge Harry Clem that he is a delinquent by virtue of having possessed a stun gun on April 6. After the admission, he was released from the Juvenile Detention Center.

Because the crime is a misdemeanor, Manning-Carter was prosecuted in juvenile court. If a 17-year-old is accused of a felony, he or she is prosecuted as an adult.

Manning-Carter and two other young men were found in a yard in the 0-100 block of Leichner Drive, Champaign, about 12:30 a.m. that day. The resident called police to report prowlers in her yard.

When police arrived, the other two boys cooperated with them, but Manning-Carter kept his hands in his pockets and walked away from the officers, according to Assistant State's Attorney Stephanie Weber. Police found the stun gun on him.

Weber said Manning-Carter has no previous juvenile adjudications.

Manning-Carter was present Oct. 9, 2009, when his friend, Kiwane Carrington, 15, was accidentally shot and killed in the back yard of a home in the 900 block of West Vine Street by Champaign police officer Daniel Norbits.

Urbana attorney Alfred Ivy has filed suit against Norbits, Police Chief R.T. Finney, and the city of Champaign, seeking damages for the emotional distress Manning-Carter suffered.

In the criminal case, Manning-Carter was represented by Public Defender Randy Rosenbaum.