Crime & Safety

IA Man Who Had Guns At Chicago Lakeshore Hotel ‘Didn't Mean To Startle'

Police video released Thursday shows 32-year-old Casteel telling officers he forgot to remove all the firearms from his gun range bag.

(CBS Chicago)

CHICAGO (CBS) — An Iowa man arrested by Chicago police for having guns and ammunition in his hotel room overlooking a Lake Michigan beach told responding officers he “didn’t mean to startle anyone.”

He said he simply forgot to remove the firearms from a bag while packing for a trip to the city.

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