Inmate Missing After Brother's Elmhurst Funeral: Report

VILLA PARK, IL — A Villa Park man convicted of gunrunning was allowed to leave prison for a short time to attend his brother's funeral last week. He never returned, according to media reports.

Police found 23-year-old Bruce Berrier's ankle monitor at Arlington Cemetery in Elmhurst, NBC5 reported over the weekend. He had been allowed to attend the memorial service, burial and family lunch, the Chicago Sun-Times said. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

In December, Berrier pleaded guilty to one count of gunrunning and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

In September 2020, an undercover officer contacted Berrier through Snapchat about buying a gun from him, police said. The officer bought a .22-caliber gun and multiple rounds of ammunition from Berrier, prosecutors said. On three more occasions over the next two months, the officer bought three more guns and ammunition from Berrier, police said.

The sales took place in Roselle and Hanover Park, police said. In December 2020, authorities executed a search warrant at Berrier's home, then he was taken into custody.