The Brief
- Mark A. Jackson, 38, was arrested at Chicago Ridge Mall and charged with weapons, assault, resisting arrest, and property damage offenses.
- Police approached Jackson after spotting a bulge in his waistband; a struggle followed before officers recovered a firearm.
- Jackson allegedly gave a false name, had a fake driver’s license, was a convicted felon, and had three active warrants.
CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. – A convicted felon has been charged after a struggle with police at the Chicago Ridge Mall on Friday, according to police.
Mark A. Jackson, 38, of Alsip, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, two felony counts of aggravated assault of a police officer, five misdemeanor counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer, and one misdemeanor count of property damage.
The backstory:
Around 2:22 p.m., police saw Jackson with a bulge on his waistband while he was walking around the Chicago Ridge Mall. Two officers approached him inside a store and told him that he could not carry a concealed firearm inside the mall.…