A 39-year-old man was shot at a residence in Harvard and officers arrested the alleged offender as he attempted to flee from the scene Saturday evening.
The Harvard Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 6:30 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of West Brown Street for a report of a shooting.
Officers discovered a 39-year-old man who was suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Harvard Police Chief Tyson Bauman.
Bauman said the victim was shot in his right foot in the front yard of the residence.
The victim was transported by ambulance to Javon Bea Hospital – Riverside in Rockford where he received medical treatment and was released.
An investigation revealed that the offender, identified as Tyrone D. Jones, 36, of Elgin, attempted to flee the scene, Bauman said.
He was soon apprehended by responding officers, Bauman said.
A criminal complaint said Jones possessed a black .32 caliber break action revolver. He was convicted of a felony in Kane County in a 2010 case and is not allowed to possess firearms.
A separate criminal complaint said Jones committed criminal trespassing by knowingly and without authority entering the residence where the shooting occurred.
Jones was found with methamphetamine and cocaine, along with a scale, during his arrest, the complaint said.
He was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, resisting a peace officer and criminal trespass to residence.
Jones is being held in the McHenry County Jail awaiting a first appearance hearing.
The case remains under active investigation and additional charges are possible, Bauman said.