Convicted Felon Caught With Handgun, Police Say

Police arrested three people after they searched a west Evanston home Thursday morning and found a .380 semi-automatic handgun, ammunition and a small amount of cannabis, according to police. 

Members of the departments special operations group executed a search warrant for weapons around 6:40 a.m. in the 2900 block of Church Street, police said. 

Michael J. Smith, 20, a resident of the 2100 block of Church Street and a convicted felon, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and one misdemeanor count of possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owner’s ID. 

Police also arrested Anthony R. Scott, 26, of the 2100 block of Church Street, and Jordan O. Johnson, 20, of the 10700 block of Cleary Boulevard in Plantation, FL. Both are charged with unlawful possession of cannabis, a misdemeanor. 

Scott is also a convicted felon who was out on parole, according to police.