Man Tried To Disarm Cop After High-Speed Chase In Naperville: Police

NAPERVILLE, IL — Prosecutors say a Chicago man tried to take a gun from a Naperville police officer after driving over spike strips and fleeing a traffic stop at high speed.

Devante Gunn, 32, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding a peace officer, attempt to disarm a peace officer, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and resisting a police officer in connection with the March 14 incident.

Police say they saw Gunn turn onto North Aurora Road around 11:20 p.m. and noticed he was driving with "suspended registration plates," per a news release. Officers pulled Gunn over and placed spike strips under one of the car's back tires.

Gunn is accused of driving away from the traffic stop, popping a tire, before he spend north on Fairway Drive, hitting speeds of 68 mph.

According to police, Gunn then pulled into the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex, got out of the car and started to flee on foot.

Police say Gunn resisted arrest once officers caught up to him. "Multiple taser strikes" were used during the arrest, per the news release.

Gunn is accused of reaching for an officer's gun while he was being taken into custody. He is further accused of having a loaded Springfield Armory XD 9 mm tucked in the waistband of his pants. According to prosecutors, Gunn lacked a valid FOID card.

It is alleged that the defendant in this case, Devante Gunn, in a complete defiance of the rule of law not only fled from officers in his vehicle and on foot, but also resisted officers’ efforts to place him under arrest and attempted to grab an officer’s service weapon,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.

Berlin added, “Naperville police however, who are extremely well trained, quickly and securely took Mr. Gunn into custody bringing an end to an incident that could have turned extremely dangerous very quickly. I commend the Naperville Police Department for their efforts safely apprehending the defendant in this case, as well as for their ongoing efforts to protect our communities."

Gunn was denied pretrial release. He is set to appear in court on March 31.