Parolee and Female Friend Face Charges for Possession, Loaded Guns

Caption: Tyree Mitchell, 31, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license. | Cook County Sheriff

Crestwood police discovered two loaded handguns in a woman’s purse after her male companion was pulled over in a traffic stop, prosecutors said in court on Tuesday.

Veshay Brock, 22, was charged with unlawful use of weapon. Tyree Mitchell, 31, is charged possession of a controlled substance and driving on a suspended license.

Police pulled Mitchell over in the 4700 block of Cal-Sag Road, Crestwood, on July 5, where it was determined that he had an active warrant for driving on a suspended license. Prosecutors also said that officers also saw a bag of suspect heroin lying in plain view.

During a search of Brock’s handbag, prosecutors said that police found a 9mm pistol and a silver revolver. Both weapons were loaded.

The assistant public defender told the judge that Mitchell is engaged with three children.

Brock is single with two children, unemployed, and disabled with a hand injury. The hand injury was attributed to her co-defendant, the assistant public defender said.

According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Mitchell is currently out on parole for possession of a controlled substance.

Court records also revealed that Brock accused Mitchell of attempted murder.

Cook County Judge Peter Felice set Mitchell’s bail at $200,000.

Brock was handed a conditional bail of $5,000, who scored zero on a pre-trial risk assessment. She was assigned to electronic home monitoring and must submit to random urine drops.

Their next court date is July 29.