From the outside, the house on Chicago’s Southwest Side looked unremarkable. Inside, federal agents say they found an arsenal.
A court-authorized search of a Chicago Lawn residence this week ended with 11 firearms, 20 machine gun conversion devices, and a significant quantity of ammunition in federal custody, and two men under arrest on serious weapons charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced the arrests Friday, describing the home as a hub for one of the city’s active street gangs.
What agents found inside
When federal law enforcement executed the search warrant Monday, they recovered a short-barreled rifle and 10 handguns, one of which was fitted with an extended magazine. Alongside the firearms, agents discovered 20 machine gun conversion devices, small attachments that can be affixed to a handgun to allow it to fire continuously with a single pull of the trigger, effectively transforming a semi-automatic pistol into a machine gun. Assorted ammunition and firearm accessories were also seized.
The two men arrested at the residence are 1) Julian Torres, 19, and 2) Brandon Osorio, 29. Both were charged in criminal complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago with possession of a machine gun. At a detention hearing Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez granted the government’s motion to hold both men pending trial. The investigation remains ongoing, prosecutors said…