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Keegan Gregory Casteel, 32, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of weapons/loaded.
Police said there was a handgun and a loaded .308 caliber rifle "equipped with a laser and high-powered scope" in Casteel's hotel room. Five rifle magazines were also found, according to Casteel's arrest report.
The weapons were discovered by an employee of the W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel who went into Casteel's room to clean it, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said Tuesday.
They were near a window "in a very suspicious position," Brown said. The employee "likely prevented a tragedy from happening," Brown said.
What exactly was the 'aggravated unlawful use', if they are sitting there doing nothing ? I could maybe see a possession charge, depending on the laws in Chicago, but use ? Doesn't even say if the firearms were loaded. the only time loaded is used in the story, is in the name of the charge.Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told WLS she's "not happy" with the bond amount.
"This isn't a firearm for personal protection. What he had were weapons of war," Lightfoot said.
Very little detail as usual, but nabbing this guy sure prevented a lot of shootings over the holiday weekend, amiright ? what was it... 100 shot in Chicago, 18 killed over the weekend ?