Cook County man hit with new felony gun charge after Chicago traffic stop

The Brief

  • A Lynwood man was charged after sheriff’s police found a loaded gun in an SUV in Chicago.
  • Deputies say Ronald Pledger ran but was taken into custody close by.
  • He was already facing a separate aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon charge.

CHICAGO A 24-year-old suburban man is facing a new felony gun charge after sheriff’s police say they found a loaded firearm in the SUV he was riding in last month in Chicago.

What we know:

Officers with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office were working in the South Loop, in the 1200 block of South Wabash Avenue, around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 24 when they spotted a gray Chevrolet SUV with expired tags.

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