AURORA, Ill. — A 15-year-old boy is accused of possessing a loaded semiautomatic firearm, the State’s Attorney Office for DuPage County announced Tuesday.
On Sunday, around 3:15 a.m., a Naperville police officer stopped a Nissan Altima at Washington and Iroquois for improper lane usage. Prosecutors allege that during the stop, the officer witnessed the juvenile driver reach down behind the driver’s seat.
After talking with the juvenile, the officer allegedly found a loaded 9 mm CPX 2 handgun with one bullet in the chamber behind the driver’s seat, prosecutors said.
The 15-year-old boy reportedly took both the car and gun, which was in a lockbox, from his mother’s home without permission.
The juvenile was taken into custody and appeared before a judge on Tuesday on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and possession of ammunition without a FOID card.
The male juvenile was released and is due in court on June 14.
