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\nThree Louisville men have been arrested in Cook County, Illinois after they were found with guns in their possession during a traffic stop.<\/p>\n
\nThree Louisville men have been arrested in Cook County, Illinois after they were found with guns in their possession during a traffic stop.<\/p>\n
The Cook County Sheriff\u2019s Office has charged 31 year-old Jamon Smith, 21 year-old Javonta Russell and 21 year-old Devin Hooper with one felony count each of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.<\/p>\n
The men were arrested after the car they were in was stopped for a traffic violation and having expired license plates. When officers approached the car, they said a strong odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Smith, who was the driver, told officers there was a handgun in the center console. Russell and Hooper both told officers they were each carrying a handgun.<\/p>\n
After the men were taken into custody, officers recovered three 9mm handguns. one from the car and one each from Russell and Hooper, along with 38.5 grams of suspected cannabis from the car. Police said the handguns were unlicensed.<\/p>\n
Smith told officers they had come to Chicago to buy marijuana from a dispensary and were planning to return to Kentucky the same day.<\/p>\n
Bond for each of the men was set at $10,000 during a court appearance on May 4.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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