Rifle On Larkin, Angry Man Vows To Shoot Construction Crew: JPD

JOLIET —Joliet police arrested 45-year-old Joliet resident Scott Ramos on five counts of aggravated assault, five counts of assault, five counts of disorderly conduct and one count of obstructing a peace officer after Ramos came outside his house in the 900 block of North Larkinn Avenue and aimed one of his rifles at the construction crew, arrest reports show.

Joliet police say Ramos' arrest happened last Thursday morning.

According to police spokesman Dwayne English, at 11:01 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Larkin Avenue for a disturbance involving a man with a rifle.

A construction crew was doing work in front of Ramos’ house and Ramos was mowing his yard and had become upset that there were pieces of construction equipment in the parkway, English said.

According to police, Ramos began yelling at the crew and picked up the crew’s saw and threw it at them, not striking anyone. Ramos made threats to shoot members of the construction crew, police said, and then retrieved a black rifle from the house and pointed it at the construction crew. Ramos walked back into his residence and again pointed the rifle at the crew out of a window.

According to English, officers made contact with Ramos in his driveway and questioned him about the rifle. At this point, Ramos began to retreat into his garage. Joliet police tried to detain Ramos, and he resisted, and had to be taken to the ground before being secured, according to the press release.

Police said Ramos’ mother was on scene and consented to a search of the residence for the rifle. Upon search of the home, Joliet police found two BB gun rifles in the closet of Ramos’ bedroom. These two BB gun rifles and two additional BB guns were recovered.

Ramos was taken to the Joliet Police Department for processing and released on a Notice to Appear under the SAFE-T-Act.