PEORIA, Ill. — Police arrested a Peoria man, 33-year-old Elander Simmons, on multiple charges after his employer reported that he was making threats to staff.
Officers were called to the business on W. Detweiller just before noon Friday.
Simmons was found near the intersection of W. Hale and Detweiller when police arrived.
Officers witnessed Simmons discard a backpack, which they later discovered had a loaded handgun inside it.
Simmons was arrested for unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card, aggravated assault, and unlawful possession of cannabis. He was taken to the Peoria County Jail.
Anyone with information about this or other violent crimes, is asked to contact Peoria Police at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.
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