Arrest Made in Far West Side Shooting

A Plainfield 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday, a day after allegedly shooting the tire of another teenager’s car, Joliet police said.

Michael Antonson, of the 1500 block of Dale Circle, turned himself in after learning he was a suspect in the crime, police said. He is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, defacing a firearm and possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card, according to jail records.

Police said Antonson was identified as a suspect during an investigation into the Monday night incident. A teenager told police that two men rushed at his car while he was at the corner of Sahara Drive and Reflection Court at around 10 p.m.

The victim reportedly said he got out of his car to confront the duo, and one of them took a gun from the waistband of his pants and fired a shot into the air. He then fired again and hit a tire on the teen’s car, according to police. The pair then took off running, police said.

Antonson is due in court Wednesday afternoon.

Photo: Michael Antonson. Credit: Will County Sheriff’s Office