Two men remain jailed, and a third is charged, after fleeing police at speeds over 100 miles per hour while in possession of a gun retrofitted to work as a machine gun, authorities said.
Andrew Longo, 22, of Waukegan, and Teaire Marks-Tyler, 23, of Kenosha, Wisc., are due to appear before Lake County Judge James Booras on Thursday on multiple gun charges stemming from the high-speed chase that took place while trying to escape police, court records show.
Longo is formally charged with a Class X felony charge of Possession of a Machine Gun or Automatic Weapon, along with a Class 2 felony count of Aggravated Possession of a Loaded Weapon, a Class 4 felony count of Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, and a Class 4 felony count of Aggravated Possession of a Loaded Weapon without a state-issued FOID card.
Marks-Tyler is charged with Class 4 felony counts of Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding Police for his role as driver during the high-speed chase.
A third person – Tristin Tyler – is charged with Class A misdemeanors of Aggravated Assault to a Peace Officer and Resisting a Peace Officer. Tyler’s age and hometown are unknown at this time.
Tyler was released from jail on conditions that he not possess any dangerous weapons, and not have contact with Marks-Tyler and Longo, court records show.
Prosecutors with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office said in court documents that the Zion Police received a call from Winthrop Harbor Police regarding a Sept. 29 pursuit that they had with a black Lexus LS that fled from the area after striking one of their squad cars.
Based on information obtained by Winthrop Harbor Police, Zion Police went to a residence they knew to be connected with the people involved later that night, court documents say.
When an officer arrived at the residence, court records say, he observed Marks-Tyler enter the driver’s seat of the black Lexus LS involved in the Winthrop Harbor incident.
Longo jumped in the back seat of the vehicle, court documents say, while Tyler climbed into the front passenger seat.
Court documents show the vehicle took off from their location at a high rate of speed. In response, the officer activated his emergency lights and sirens and pursued the vehicle.
During the chase, court records say Marks-Tyler blew through numerous stop signs and reached speeds of 120 mph while traveling through 45 mph zones.
In addition, court records say Marks-Tyler nearly hit several passing motorists and recklessly drove around other cars during the chase.
The chase ended when Marks-Taylor lost control of the Lexus while trying to make a turn. The vehicle hit a curb and slid across a grassy area, where it became partially disabled, court records say.
Longo jumped out of the vehicle and tried to run from the police into the woods, court records say.
The responding officer chased Longo into the woods, falling over trees, leading to significant lacerations and pain to his left knee.
Marks-Tyler and Tyler tried to continue driving the vehicle, court records say, but were unable to get far before the vehicle was completely disabled and they were taken into custody.
Longo was chased through the woods and tackled by officers, court records say, but he tried to resist police efforts to take him into custody.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office canine unit Hemi was also brought to the scene and recovered a 30-round magazine where Longo had been fighting with the officer, court records say.
Hemi also recovered a Glock P80 handgun approximately 5-10 feet away from where Longo was taken into custody. That gun was retrofitted with a ‘Glock Switch’ and had one round in the chamber, court records say.
Officials said a ‘Glock Switch’ is a 3D printed machine gun conversion device that can easily and illegally be affixed onto a semiautomatic handgun to turn the weapon into a machine gun, court records say.
All three appeared in Lake County court on Sept. 30, where prosecutors filed the necessary documents to detain Longo and Marks-Tyler.
Lake County Circuit Court Judge Michael Nerheim said about Longo that there was “clear and convincing evidence that the defendant poses a real and present danger to a person or persons in the community.”
All three are due to appear in front of Booras for arraignment Thursday.