CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – Carbondale Police arrested three men Saturday who were all in illegal possession of guns.
The arrests of Johnie Harrington, 32, of Cambira, Dontae Smith, 28, of Carbonadle, and Dayshawn Holmes, 25, of Carbondale, happened after Harrington’s vehicle was pulled over in the 500 block of east Main Street for registration violation.
Harrington was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and improper display of registration. Smith was charged with possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Holmes was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a weapon by felon, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer after he attempted to flee the traffic stop on foot.
All three men were taken to the Jackson County Jail.