Crime & Safety
Cops Find Loaded Gun in Convicted Burglar's Glove Box: Prosecutor
Orland Park police had stopped him for speeding when then found the gun, prosecutor said.
ORLAND PARK, IL -- Orland Park police found a loaded gun in a convicted burglar’s vehicle during a traffic stop, prosecutors said Friday in court.
Bryan Massey, 24, of Calumet City, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a charge of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. The prosecutor said he is also due to be resentenced on a 2012 burglary charge in Will County.
According to the charges, Massey was pulled over for speeding in the 9400 block of Hunter Drive, Orland Park, around 1:12 a.m. Dec. 23. When officers searched his car, they found a .380 Bryco Arms semi-auto pistol in the glove box. The gun was loaded with one live round in the chamber, and three in the clip.
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Police said he did not have a valid FOID card or conceal-carry permit.
The prosecutor told the judge that Massey was sentenced to 30 months’ probation on a 2012 burglary charge in Will County, but his probation was revoked. He was resentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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The assistant public defender said that Massey was in nursing school, studying to be a certified nursing assistant.
Bail was set at $50,000. Massey’s next hearing is set for Jan. 19 in Bridgeview.
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