Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace Canine Boomer helped take down a person who fled from a crash on foot whereas armed with a gun in Third Lake Saturday morning.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace responded round 9:30 a.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 45 and Washington Road in Third Lake for a three-vehicle crash with accidents.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived and realized one of many driver’s fled from the scene on foot, Lake County Sheriff’s Workplace Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli stated.
Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Kilpatrick and his associate canine Boomer have been referred to as to the scene.
The motive force, recognized as Forrest J. Jackson, 30, of the 300 block of McKinley Avenue in Waukegan, was noticed strolling out of a close-by retailer by a sheriff’s deputy.
The suspect surrendered upon listening to Boomer barking and was taken into custody, Covelli stated.
Kilpatrick and Boomer then performed a observe alongside the trail Jackson took whereas fleeing. Boomer found a loaded pistol underneath a pile of leaves, Covelli stated.
Inside Jackson’s car, deputies situated roughly eight grams of rock cocaine, an extra six grams of rock cocaine individually packaged for distribution, roughly 5 grams of heroin individually packaged for distribution and almost 30 grams of a white powder, believed to be powder cocaine.
Jackson was charged with two counts of illegal possession of a weapon, a Class 2 felony, one rely of illegal possession of a managed substance, a Class 3 felony and cited for quite a few site visitors violations.
Extra costs are pending.
