Oswego Man Fired Gun Into Air In Residential Neighborhood: Police

OSWEGO, IL — An Oswego man is facing charges after police say he discharged a firearm in a residential neighborhood Tuesday evening.

Oswego police were dispatched at 6:39 p.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Northampton Drive for a report of an armed, threatening person. Information indicated a firearm may have been discharged, police said in an alert.

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Officers quickly located the suspect, identified as the 47-year-old Eric Bonnes, holding a gun. Police allege the man fired the gun into the air as others were present in the area.

Bonnes did not have a valid Firearm Owners Identification card, police said. He was taken into custody without incident and charged with the following:

• Six counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a felony
• Reckless discharge of a firearm, a felony
• Possession of firearm with valid FOID card, a misdemeanor

The incident remains under investigation. Bonnes was taken to the Kendall County jail to await a pre-trial detention hearing Wednesday.