Chicago man ordered detained after sheriff’s police find pistol with laser sight

The Brief

  • Larry Thompson, 18, of Chicago, was charged after sheriff’s police say they found him with a pistol and loaded magazine.
  • Investigators say he lacked a FOID card or concealed carry license.
  • A judge ordered him detained in Cook County Jail following his first court appearance.

CHICAGO A Cook County judge ordered a Chicago man held after sheriff’s police say they found him with a pistol outfitted with a laser sight late last month.

What we know:

On Aug. 29, Cook County Sheriff’s Police Investigators were working near 93rd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue when a witness reported seeing a man brandishing what appeared to be an AR-style pistol in the 8700 block of South Dauphin Avenue on the South Side.

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