Police Pull Pistol From Jeep, Passenger Flees: Evanston PD

EVANSTON, IL — A loaded handgun was found in the jacket of an Evanston man after a traffic stop Sunday, police said. Officers were called about a disturbance involving two men in a black Jeep in the 200 block of Hartrey Avenue around 9:15 p.m., according to Evanston Police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan.

An arriving officer noticed a a dark-colored Jeep nearby with two men inside, Dugan said. It was headed southbound on Dodge Avenue from Brummel Street, and the officer soon pulled it over in the 7500 block of North California Avenue in Chicago.

The officer smelled marijuana coming from inside the Jeep, and the driver admitted to having cannabis in his possession, according to Dugan.

While searching the driver, identified as 22-year-old Dewayne Martinez-Roberts, of the 2100 block of Dobson Street, Evanston, the officer found a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun from the pocket of his jacket.

Police also found Martinez-Roberts had about 2 grams of cannabis in his possession. He was charged with felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, having an unlicensed gun and possession of cannabis.

When police asked the passenger in the front seat to get out of the vehicle, he took off running. Chicago police assisted Evanston officers in finding him and taking him into custody in the 28000 block of West Birchwood Avenue, where no other contraband was recovered.

Kenneth C. Sandy, 25, of the 2100 block of West Devon Avenue, Chicago, was identified as the man who ran from the front seat, police said. He was only charged in connection with his attempted escape, so he faces one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing police.

Dugan said it was later determined that Martinez-Roberts and Sandy were not involved in the original call of a disturbance in progress.

_{Top photo: Dewayne Martinez-Roberts booking photograph, the handgun police said they found in his jacket Nov. 26, 2017 | Evanston PD}