A 46-year-old convicted felon has been denied pre-trail release after he was arrested last week for being in possession of cocaine and a variety of firearms, including a machine gun.
DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced today that last week Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release after being charged with one count of Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Cocaine Between 400-900 Grams (a Class X Felony); one count of Aggravated Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle (a Class 1 Felony); one count of Possession of a Machine Gun (a Class 2 Felony); eight counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon (a Class 3 Felony); and one count of Misdemeanor Fleeing and Eluding a Police Officer.
According to police, in early January 2026 detectives with the Naperville Police Department received information to be on the lookout for a 2024 Ford F150 Raptor with Tennessee license plates that was possibly stolen and was located in Naperville on multiple occasions. On January 15, 2026, officers spotted the vehicle at a gas station on North Aurora Road. After the truck left the gas station northbound on Raymond Drive, officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop after allegedly observing the driver commit a traffic violation. The truck came to a stop and after an officer approached the passenger side window, the driver allegedly fled the scene at a high rate of speed and escaped.
Subsequent investigation identified the suspect, a resident of Aurora, as the alleged driver of the vehicle and on February 24 officers took him into custody as he stood outside his vehicle in the 1100 block of East Ogden Avenue. When he put into into custody, police allege that he was in possession of approximately 21 grams of cocaine. After executing a search warrant at the suspect’s home, authorities allegedly located a stolen Ford Raptor key fob, a 22 pistol modified with an automatic switch that was reported stolen out of Country Club Hills, a loaded Glock 17 pistol, a loaded Springfield Hellcat pistol, a loaded Smith & Wesson Shield pistol, a loaded, shortened AR-15 rifle ghost gun, a loaded Kimber Ultra Carry pistol reported stolen out of Whiteside County, a loaded Taurus handgun with defaced serial numbers, a loaded Springfield XD pistol, $47,120 in United States currency and approximately 753 grams of cocaine.
“The arrest of the defendant in this case is a testament to the professional, vigilant work of the Naperville Police Department,” Berlin said. “After receiving information regarding a possibly stolen Ford F150 Raptor, officers kept an eye out and one week later located the vehicle. This heads-up work not only led to the recovery of the allegedly stolen vehicle, but also resulted in the removal of multiple illegally owned firearms, including a machine gun, and nearly 775 grams of cocaine from our streets. Their efforts also led to charges against [the defendant], a convicted felon who, by law, is not allowed to legally possess a firearm.”
