Mom Finds Gun On Bed, Joliet Central Student Arrested: JPD

JOLIET, IL — A 16-year-old boy who attends Joliet Central High School is now staying at the River Valley Juvenile Justice Center on far west side McDonough Street after the boy's mother notified Joliet police she found a loaded 9 mm gun on her son's bed, police announced.

The teenager's arrest happened mid-morning Wednesday at Joliet Central. The boy was taken off the school premises and charged with unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of ammunition and not having a FOID.

The incident leading to his eventual arrest happened on Aug. 30 in the 700 block of Henry Avenue.

At the house, "officers learned that the mother of the juvenile had located a loaded 9 mm handgun on her son’s bed," Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English announced Thursday.

He said the juvenile was not at the residence when the gun was confiscated by officers.

It was determined that the juvenile was a student at Joliet Central High School. Officers checked the high school; however, the juvenile ran away from the school, English noted.

A week later, around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Joliet Police detective assigned to Joliet Central High School learned that the juvenile was back at the school.

That detective and other Joliet officers made contact with the juvenile at the school, and he was placed into custody without incident, English added.