A late-night traffic stop in the South Loop ended with felony charges for an 18-year-old man after Cook County Sheriff’s Police officers allegedly found a loaded, fully automatic ghost gun in his car, authorities said.
Around 10 p.m. on September 30, deputies pulled over a Ford Fusion in the 1700 block of South State Street for having tinted driver-side windows, according to court records. Officers soon noticed a strong odor of cannabis coming from the car and saw remnants of hand-rolled cigars inside, a sheriff’s office statement said.
The driver, identified as Markise Bullocks of the 5600 block of South Calumet Avenue, was asked to step out. During a search of the vehicle, officers recovered a ghost gun—a firearm with no serial number—equipped with an extended magazine, a laser sight, and a switch that made it fully automatic, according to the sheriff’s office. They said officers also found cannabis inside his car…