Instagram gun flex ends with federal machine gun indictment for Wicker Park man

Remember the guy who went viral earlier this year when video showed Chicago cops tackling him moments after he allegedly livestreamed himself with a gun and then fired the weapon inside a Northwest Side park?

Well, his week is going very, very badly: the ATF is taking his case to federal court.

Federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against 20-year-old Eddie Arguelles of Wicker Park, accusing him of possessing a machine gun. The charge stems from his May 14 arrest at Riis Park, where police said they caught him with a Glock 23 pistol outfitted with a conversion switch, extended magazine, and laser attachment…

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