A man is facing gun charges in connection with a SWAT incident that locked down an Old Town apartment building for more than five hours Tuesday night.
Trevon Garland, 18, is accused of exiting a stolen car where two loaded AK-47 rifles were found and going into a high-rise at 1140 N. Wells St., prompting the hours-long lockdown, police said.
The Infiniti was tracked to 1140 N. Wells St., where witnesses said four males with ski masks exited the vehicle and entered the apartment building, police said.State troopers secured the vehicle, locating two AK-47 rifles in "plain view" on the backseat floorboard, according to the police report. One of the guns had a partially defaced serial number. Both guns had one round in the chamber and additional ammunition in the magazine.
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