Man displayed guns on YouTube while on electronic monitoring for a gun case, officials say

CHICAGO — A person faces felony expenses after regulation enforcement officers allegedly noticed him displaying weapons on YouTube whereas on digital monitoring for unlawful gun possession.

Chicago cops arrested Derrick Crawford on April 23 after covert cops allegedly noticed him pointing a ghost gun at passing automobiles within the 1700 block of North Lengthy. Prosecutors requested Decide Susana Ortiz to maintain him in jail as a security danger, however Ortiz despatched him dwelling on an ankle monitor as a substitute.

With that gun case nonetheless pending, Crawford appeared on YouTube with extra weapons, based on the Cook dinner County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Primarily based on the YouTube footage, investigators with the sheriff’s digital monitoring unit performed a “compliance verify” at Crawford’s home final Wednesday. They allegedly discovered him in possession of a loaded M&P 15 rifle in violation of his pretrial launch settlement.

Prosecutors have charged Crawford with violating pretrial launch by possessing a firearm and possessing a firearm and not using a license.

Decide Ankur Srivastava detained Crawford till the decide dealing with his earlier gun case has an opportunity to see him.

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