Cops: 2 Guns Recovered After Felons Tried To Flee Joliet Police

JOLIET, IL - Two Joliet men are accused of tossing a pair of handguns out of their vehicle as they tried to get away from the Joliet Police late Saturday night, according to police. But the men were later captured and now both of them are staying inside the Will County Adult Detention Facility. The two men are: George Borunda, 25, and Jorge Rosas Jr., 40.

Borunda, whose mugshot is at the top of this Joliet Patch article, was charged with possession of a weapon by convicted by a felon, unlawful possession of a weapon by a street gang member and resisting a peace officer. Borunda, who lives in the 500 block of Florence Avenue, was given a steep bail of $300,000.

Rosas was jailed on the offense of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Jail records indicate that he is being held without bail because he also faces a temporary hold for the Illinois Department of Corrections.

According to Joliet Police, the incident unfolded around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 27.

"Tactical officers observed a vehicle turn eastbound onto Washington Street from Henderson Avenue without using its turn signal. The vehicle then turned south on Boulder Avenue. Officers activated their emergency lights and sirens but the vehicle did not pull over and turned westbound onto Julia Avenue," police reports show.

According to Joliet PD, the car kept heading westbound along Julia Avenue; when it reached Arizona Avenue, the driver stopped.

"The passenger, Borunda, then exited the vehicle and took off running northbound holding his waistband. Officers gave chase and observed Borunda throw a handgun into a yard in the 100 block of Arizona," police said.

Borunda was not fast enough to outrun the Joliet Police, reports indicate.

"Officers took Borunda into custody a short distance later. The driver, Rosas, had a revoked driver’s license. Officers located ammunition in the vehicle in plain view near the driver. Officer conducted a search where the vehicle initially refused to stop and located another firearm in the front yard of a residence in the 800 (block) of Julia," police also noted.