Loaded Gun At Victory Senior Center: JPD

JOLIET, IL — Kristen Anderson, a 54-year-old woman at the Victory Senior Center on North Broadway Street, was arrested last weekend after Joliet police say she pulled a loaded gun from inside her purse and pointed it at another tenant.

Anderson is now in the Will County Jail facing charges of aggravated assault with a gun, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and an outstanding Will County arrest warrant.

Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said the following events led to Anderson's detention:

• Around 6:25 p.m. Saturday, Joliet police went to the Victory Senior Center at 31 N. Broadway St., the old Joliet Catholic High School campus, for a report of a woman with a gun inside an apartment.
• Officers determined that Anderson was intoxicated and pointed a handgun at the female victim in another of the apartment units.
• Anderson left before the police officers arrived.
• The officers completed an extensive search of the building, and they found Anderson in another apartment.
• Officers recovered a loaded .32 caliber handgun from Anderson's purse.
• Anderson also held an active Will County arrest warrant for failing to appear in court on previous aggravated assault charges.
• Bail for Anderson was set at $20,000. She remains in custody, unable to post the $2,000 cash to regain her freedom, according to jail logs.
• Court records listed Anderson as living in the 4500 block of Florence Avenue.

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