Woodridge Man Hid Loaded Gun In Baby's Crib: Cops

WOODRIDGE, IL — Police say a Woodridge man stashed a loaded handgun under the mattress in his 1-year-old baby's crib and hid several grams of heroin and cocaine inside clothes that were kept in the baby's closet.

Tenzell Terry, 22, of the 8100 block of Route 53, was taken into custody early Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at his home and seized 20 grams of heroin/fentanyl, 37 grams of cocaine and a loaded Glock 9 mm handgun with a bullet in the chamber and an extended magazine containing 30 rounds, prosecutors say. Terry is also accused of having a second magazine that contained five rounds of ammunition and two additional empty magazines, in a second bedroom.

He has been charged with armed violence, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.

“The very idea that someone would hide a loaded weapon with one bullet in the chamber and an extended magazine under a mattress where his baby slept, as is alleged in this case, is just beyond belief,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.

Berlin added, “Additionally, the illegal narcotics allegedly found in the baby’s room are further evidence of Mr. Terry’s complete disregard for the safety of a one-year-old baby."

Terry is set to appear in court on March 7.