Crime & Safety
Texas Felon With Gun Arrested At Former Hide-A-Way Lakes Property
When deputies arrived at the campground to do a well-being check on a teenage girl, the man answered the door with a gun, police said.
OSWEGO, IL — A 36-year-old Texas man with a past felony conviction was arrested early Thursday morning after he was found with a gun in his possession at Fox Bluff Vacation Cottage and RV Resort, formerly known as Hide-A-Way Lakes, officials said.
Deputies from the Kendall County Sheriff's Office responded to the campgrounds, at 8045 Van Emmon Road, to conduct a well-being check on a teenage girl. When police arrived, the man, identified as Marco Tapia, answered the door with a gun, officials said.
Tapia was "agitated and uncooperative" during the interaction before he eventually gave in to police orders, put the gun away and allowed deputies to complete the wellness check.
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Once deputies left the residence, officials said they determined the Texas man was "prohibited from possessing a firearm," so they obtained a search warrant for Tapia's trailer from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office and seized his gun.
Following an investigation, deputies charged Tapia with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Officials said no other criminal activity was found, and all people involved were unharmed.
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In a statement relayed through the sheriff's office, Fox Bluff Resort owner Lane Beatch commended deputies and said the guests have since left the campgrounds.
"What was potentially a combative situation with a new guest was masterfully diffused by members of the Kendall County Sheriff’s office," he said. "The [Kendall County] Sheriff’s Office did a wellness check on this new guest, which evolved into a situation that was defused within a few minutes. Out of an abundance of caution, the [Kendall County] Sheriff’s Office deputies and a tactical team were on scene as there was mention of a firearm. The new guests have now departed the campground and were cordial throughout the ordeal."
In April, Village Board trustees voted to annex the 151-acre property into the Village of Oswego. The property, previously denoted as unincorporated Kendall County, continues to be significantly rehabilitated into a "premier destination," Patch reported.
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