Aurora Teen Found With Loaded Gun During Naperville Traffic Stop: PD

AURORA, IL — An Aurora boy, 15, is facing felony charges after he was found driving with a loaded semi-automatic gun, Naperville police said.

The teenager was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor possession of ammunition without a FOID card in connection with the May 5 incident.

Around 3:15 a.m., officials say police pulled over the teen in a Nissan Altima for improper lane usage near the intersection of Iroquois Avenue and Washington Street. While speaking with the teen, officers saw him reach behind the driver's seat, where they spotted a loaded CPX-2 handgun, a news release said.

The teen took the gun out of a lockbox at his mother's house and left with the gun and the car without his mother's permission, according to police.

"The allegations that a 15-year-old boy took his mother’s car and gun without her knowledge and was found shortly after three o’clock in the morning driving through Naperville are extremely disturbing," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.

Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres added, "It is quite disturbing that someone so young would engage in such reckless and allegedly criminal behavior, but I’m extremely grateful for the proactive efforts of our officers, who intervened and potentially prevented additional crimes from being committed."

The teen is set to appear in court on June 14.