Oak Lawn Woman Packing .38 Smith & Wesson Arrested at Bridgeview Courthouse: Sheriff

Denise Smith, 47, of Oak Lawn and gun allegedly found on her person.

An Oak Lawn woman was arrested after she was found carrying a gun into the Bridgeview courthouse Wednesday morning, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Denise Smith, 47, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon on government property and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a FOID card.

Sheriff’s deputies found a loaded .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver on Smith’s person as she was going through courthouse security, according to a sheriff’s police investigation.

Smith was taken into custody. Sheriff’s police said that Smith did not have a conceal-carry permit.

The Oak Lawn woman is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Thursday at the Bridgeview Courthouse.