Steger Teen Wanted For Armed Robbery

A Steger teen allegedly robbed another young man at gunpoint.

Eric Oestmann, 19, faces two counts of armed robbery. A warrant for his arrest was issued by a Will County judge on Friday.

Oestmann allegedly used a gun to rob an 18-year-old of his cash on Sept. 14.

Oestmann remains at large. The warrant for his arrest carries a $500,000 bond.

In February, Cook County deputies raided Oestmann’s Hopkins Street home and allegedly recovered a Taurus .357 handgun, a Mossberg .22-caliber rifle and a Kel-Tec 9 mm pistol.

Oestmann and a 16-year-old pulled up to the residence in a car as deputies were poised to raise the place, police said. Oestmann was allegedly carrying a 40-caliber Glock when he was taken into custody.

The serial numbers on the Glock and all three firearms found in the house had been defaced, police said.

Along with the guns, deputies confiscated 64 rounds of ammunition, eight tramadol pills, a bottle of promethazine with codeine, nearly 20 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Oestmann was charged with the aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a defaced firearm. The 16-year-old was taken to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center.