Felon Arrested On Gun Charges At TopGolf In Naperville

NAPERVILLE, IL — A Dolton man with prior felony weapon convictions faces more charges after police say he had a loaded handgun on his person while he was in the parking lot of TopGolf in Naperville Sunday.

The arrest is one of more than 20 gun arrests that have been reported at TopGolf since September 2023.

Courtney Bennett, 36, was charged with armed habitual criminal, resisting a police officer, obstructing a police officer and possession of cannabis in connection with Sunday's incident.

Surveillance officers say that just before 1 a.m., they saw Bennett drive into the TopGolf parking lot in a white Alfa Romeo with a woman in the passenger seat and a gun and two alcoholic beverages "in plain view" in the car's center console.

Police say they tried to use squad cars to prevent the Alfa Romeo from leaving. Bennett is accused of getting out of the car and attempting to toss the car keys to someone nearby to have them lock the car, a news release said.

Officers say that when they placed Bennett under arrest, they found a loaded Taurus 40THC .40-caliber gun on him. Bennett is also accused of having more than 10 grams of cannabis on him when he was arrested.

“With multiple felony weapons convictions, Mr. Bennett is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.

"The allegations that he was in possession of a loaded weapon at a family-friendly recreation facility are extremely troubling and, in consideration of his past criminal history, if he is found guilty of today’s charges, Mr. Bennett will find himself facing up to thirty years in the Illinois Department of Corrections."