Guns On LT Campus: 2 Men Charged

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Two men have been arrested in connection with handguns found in a car at Lyons Township High School’s South Campus after Saturday’s football game.

About 4 p.m., Western Springs police were called about two men who were acting suspiciously and may have had guns, police said Tuesday. Two officers quickly identified the men, who were attempting to enter a black Chrysler 200 M. Another officer saw two 9 mm Glock handguns in plain view inside the Chrysler, police said.

Neither man was seen with a handgun on his person, according to a Western Springs news release. One of the guns included an extended 30-round magazine, and the other an extended 29-round magazine, police said.

The men were identified as Demitrius R. Ross, 19, of Harvey, and Donny J. Starkes, 19, of Blue Island. Each was charged with one count of aggravated unlawful use of a firearm on school grounds, a felony. They were taken to the Cook County Jail. A judge set the bond for each man at $10,000.

The football game was with Proviso West.

The school’s homecoming dance on Saturday night was canceled because the campus remained the site of an active investigation, police said. School officials said they planned to hold the dance in the new few weeks.