Crime & Safety
Art Student Charged with Packing Heat
Prosecutors said student had gun under seat of mini-van that he was riding in.
Leroy Golden, 21 | Cook County Sheriff
A full-time art student at a downtown art college admitted that a gun found in a mini-van during a traffic belonged to him, prosecutors said in bond court on Tuesday.
Leroy Golden, 21, appeared before Cook County Judge John Gallagher on a charge of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
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Prosecutors said that Alsip police responded to the 3900 block of 124th Street around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 15, for a report of a person with a gun.
When police arrived, Golden and two other men fled in a mini-van, prosecutors claim.
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Alsip police caught up with the vehicle at 123rd and Springfield, where they found a 25-caliber handgun beneath Golden’s seat, according to the charges.
Golden allegedly admitted to police the gun was his and that he did not have a FOID card or conceal-carry permit.
Judge Gallagher set bail at $20,000. The judge also ordered Golden to be placed on electronic home monitoring so he can attend school if he makes bond.
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