Teen Felon Arrested for Possession of Loaded Gun in Evanston

Evanston police arrested a Mount Prospect teen, who is a convicted felon, for being in possession of a loaded gun Friday afternoon, according to police.

A special operations group that has been working in the area of several recent shootings saw a group of people gathered in front of the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center at 1655 Foster around 3:30 p.m. Friday, according to police. Officers knew the subjects as being associated with gangs and, as they approached, smelled cannabis, police said.

One of the subjects had a “significant bulge” that led police to search him, police said. The subject, identified as Jamal M. Dumas, 18, of the 1600 block of Cottonwood Dr. in Mount Prospect, had a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun. The gun’s serial number had been obliterated, police said.

Dumas is currently on parole for previously possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, police said.

He was charged in Friday’s incident with unlawful use of a weapon by a convicted felon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, unlawful use of a weapon—firearm or person, and possession of a firearm without a valid FOID. He is due in court July 29.

“This arrest is the result of an enhanced police presence specific to reducing crimes of violence and making Evanston safer for residents,” police said in a press release. “Individuals illegally carrying firearms will not be tolerated and aggressively prosecuted by the Evanston Police Department.”

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