Police Say Another Felon With a Handgun Stopped in Villa Park

For the second time in a week, Villa Park police arrested a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, according to a press release from the Villa Park Police Department.

On Wednesday, July 17, patrol officers stopped a gray Pontiac Grand Prix in the area of Addison and Sunset in Villa Park, just south of North Avenue in Villa Park. The driver, who was identified as Michael H. Jones, refused to exit the vehicle and sped away.

Officers pursued the vehicle for about two blocks, when Jones fled the vehicle on foot and got away, according to police. A handgun and about 3 grams of cocaine was found in the vehicle, police said.

The next day, police arrested Jones at his apartment in Woodridge. He is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of a controlled substance, fleeing and eluding a police officer, obstructing a police officer, driving with a revoked license, driving without insurance and driving without a rear registration light.

A parole violation warrant also was issued by the Illinois Department of Corrections, police said. He was taken to DuPage County Jail and is being held on $10,000 bond.

On Wednesday, July 17, Villa Park police arrested a Bellwood man, also a convicted felon, on weapons charges in the Brandywine subdivision.

Read about that arrest here.

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