Teens Arrested After Police Spot Loaded Gun
The three were driving around with the weapon in their car, and admitted that earlier in the day one of them had shot off several rounds, Joliet police said.
A traffic stop Tuesday night led to the arrest of three Joliet teens found to be driving around with a loaded gun in their car, Joliet Police Cmdr. Rich Demick said.
Tactical officers pulled over Victor Harris, 18, of 3608 Indian Head Lane, at about 10:20 p.m. at Jefferson and Reed streets when they determined he was driving despite having had his license revoked/suspended, Demick said.
When they looked into his car, they spotted not only the gun but also an open bottle of Crown Royal and a cup containing the whiskey, although no alcohol-related charges were filed, he said.
Harris' passengers, Audrianna Anessa Norton, 18, of 5602 Stonybrook Drive, Plainfield (technically Joliet with a Plainfield mailing address), and Shaquille C. Barrow, 18, of 503 N. Center St., were charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and illegal possession of ammunition without an FOID card.
Harris was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon by a felon and one count each of illegal possession of ammunition without an FOID card and driving on a revoked/suspended license.
When the three were brought to the Joliet Police Station for questioning, they also admitted that Harris had shot the gun several times earlier that day while they were outside his home in the 3600 block of Indian Head, Demick said. After police retrieved the spent shell casings in the area, Harris was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, he said.
Harris has had several recent run-ins with the police, including arrests for vehicle theft conspiracy in January and for residential burglary in August 2012.
Harris and Barrow are being held in the Will County jail in lieu of $150,000 bond. Norton is being held in lieu of $20,000 bond.
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anonymous
10:58 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Who wastes ammo when there are shortages of it-that is the real crime here.
Kurt Bihler
8:16 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Kids drinking and driving around shooting guns is a recipe for disaster. So are states attorneys that charge them with a law AUUW that has been struck down as unconstitutional. Even though the 7th circuit stayed the ruling until June 8th to give Illinois time to implement a new AUUW law including the right to carry, an good attorney can get that charge pitched. There are plenty of gun laws these kids broke and should be charged with. But, AUUW and UUW in illinois no longer exist.
GlockG22Shoots40s
9:16 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
FOID laws have not been stricken down in IL... YET... that will soon be found unconstitutional too... possession of a firearm and ammunition without a valid FOID, reckless discharge, open liquor, under aged liquor possession/consumption, driving with a suspended license... those would stick. Unlawful use... your probably right, a good lawyer... but these punks will have a public defender.
johnqpublic
9:44 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Why no alcohol related charges? Throw the book at these future inmates!
missy8364
11:20 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Why were no alcohol charges filed? Are you kidding? My son got arrested 2 years ago with an open beer underage and because of zero tolerance he got a 3 month license suspension! He was not driving and he still got punished! Now we have guns and open alcohol??? What is wrong with this picture.
Patricia Erdmann-Saenz
2:57 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
technically Joliet with a Plainfield mailing address - what is the writer trying to say here, does Plainfield kids not get in trouble or just because they are from Joliet it means trouble. I really dont think that part was necessary!!!!!!!
Vinny Miletta
3:11 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
No. The writer was just clarifying. Stop being so retarded.
Karen Sorensen
3:12 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
It's just to clarify where someone actually lives because there are so many places that are in Joliet, but sound like they are in Plainfield because of the postal system. It's not intended as an indictment of Joliet or to make Plainfield look good.