COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WFRV) – A Wisconsin man was charged with gun and drug felonies after officials in the Chicago area recovered multiple firearms, suspected narcotics and other drug paraphernalia from a suburban Chicago home.
According to a release from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, officials from the Organized Crime Division and Hostage Barricade Team executed a search warrant on Wednesday at a home in the 15000 block of Lincoln Avenue in Harvey, a south Chicago suburb.
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The search warrant stemmed from an investigation into possible drug activity at the home. Before executing the warrant, officers saw one of the residents, 46-year-old Demario Hughes, enter a vehicle and flee, who was known to have a revoked license.
Officers arrested Hughes without incident following a traffic stop. After Hughes’ arrest, officers witnessed 43-year-old Dennis McCarty of Platteville, Wisconsin, leave the home and return shortly after.
Dennis McCarty – Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Demario Hughes – Cook County Sheriff’s Office
Upon executing the search warrant, officers recovered the following items:
- Two guns
- Non-serialized ‘ghost’ gun
- Previously reported stolen handgun from Valparaiso, Indiana
- 31-round extended magazine with nearly 100 rounds of live ammo
- A vehicle behind the home that was reported stolen in Chicago
- Suspected narcotics:
- 15 grams of suspected ecstasy
- Five grams of gray/purple powder
- 14 grams of suspected cannabis
- Roughly 10 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms
- Two grams of suspected cocaine
- 10 grams of suspected crack cocaine
- Multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia
McCarty was taken into custody inside the home, and officers executed a search warrant for his vehicle which resulted in the seizure of a handgun. Neither of the two men holds a valid gun license.
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On Thursday, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the following charges against both Hughes and McCarty:
- Felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon/felon
- Felony drug charges
No additional details were provided.
