A legal gun owner, with a valid conceal carry permit braking the law?! Say it aint so. Concealed carry permit holder charged in Dolton home invasion 04:30 PM A concealed carry permit holder and another man burglarized and shot up a home in south suburban Dolton, police said today. Aaron Whirl, 22, of south suburban Riverdale was charged with home invasion, aggravated discharge of a firearm and residential burglary, said Dolton police Chief John Franklin. Whirl, who had a concealed carry permit at the time of the Aug. 11 incident, was ordered held in lieu of $300,000 bail Aug. 14, according to Franklin and court records. Whirls co-defendant Charles F. Knight, 21, also of Riverdale, was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 bail on similar charges, according to court records. Shortly before noon Aug. 11, Dolton police were called to a robbery in progress at a home but when police arrived they did not see anyone but noticed a dog in the backyard, said Franklin. After making sure that the home was secure and not finding evidence of a robbery, police left, Franklin said. But shortly after leaving the home, police were summoned back by people in the neighborhood who claimed to have seen two men taking a large screen TV out of the home and reported shots fired at the home, Franklin said. He said when they returned they found that the men had taken someone back into the home at gunpoint before fleeing, Franklin said. The picture window was all shot up, we saw casings on the floor, Franklin said. They went there to steal. Franklin said Whirl had left behind an item, which he would not disclose, that linked the man to the crime. Police alerted other suburban agencies to look for Whirl. A short time later, Whirl was found near his home in Riverdale. While Whirl had changed clothing, police found Whirls Ruger P-95 9mm semi automatic handgun tucked in his waistband, said Franklin. According to Franklin the man had a valid concealed carry permit. It was legal at the time, but he used it in the commission of a crime and its not legal at that point, said Franklin. In 2012, Whirl pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer, a misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 12 months court supervision which he successfully completed and was ordered to pay a $199 fine. Whirl and Knights next court date is Sept. 8. chicagobreaking@tribune Twitter:@ChicagoBreaking
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:07:59 +0000
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