
A 20-year-old man out on bond for a gun charge was arrested again after he allegedly ran from officers and was found with a fully loaded gun in North Chicago.
Andre Lockett, 20, of North Chicago, was charged by a grand jury on Wednesday with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and pedestrian walking on a highway.
The North Chicago Police Department was investigating a report of a stolen vehicle on April 11.
Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said the officers observed Lockett wearing a hoodie over his head along with a face mask despite it being 70 degrees outside.
Lockett appeared to be holding something in his pocket and he then ran from officers, Katris said.
A sound of something hitting the concrete was heard and officers found a firearm in the path that Lockett had been running, Katris said.
The firearm was a fully loaded Glock 9mm with a 31-round extended magazine.
Katris said Lockett is under the age of 21 and has no Firearm Owners Identification card or concealed carry license.
Court records show Lockett was out on bond at the time of the arrest for a pending case filed in February 2022 where he was charged with four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in Waukegan.
He had posted 10% of a $25,000 bond in that case.
Lake County Judge Theodore Potkonjak ordered Lockett held on a $350,000 bond for his new case.
Lockett remains held in the Lake County Jail and would need to post $35,000 cash in order to be released.
An arraignment hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.