PEORIA, Ill. – A man formerly of Peoria was arrested early Sunday morning on weapons charges in the downtown area.
Peoria Police says officers conducted a security check in the parking lot of a business at Jefferson and Harrison at around 12:30 A.M.
Officers spotted a semi-automatic handgun in a parked vehicle that two adult males walked away from.
One of the males, 33-year-old Terrance Burnside of Dallas, TX, had returned to the vehicle and open it. Officers then approached and detained Burnside while seizing the weapon.
He was arrested on Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and No FOID Card.
Burnside was taken to the Peoria County Jail.
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