City of Peoria, IL

09/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/12/2024 15:36

9/12/24 Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon

(PEORIA, IL) Thursday, September 12, 2024, at approximately 2:47 a.m. Peoria Police conducted a traffic stop in the 3700 block of Sterling on a vehicle connected to a male who was observed with a handgun inside a local hospital earlier.

As officers approached the vehicle, they made contact with two adult males inside.


During a search of the vehicle, officers located a firearm inside.

The passenger identified as 19-year-old Marcus D. Foreman was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Handgun under 21 years old, Defacing a Firearm, Disorderly Conduct, Possession of a Firearm without a Valid FOID, Possession of Ammunition without a Valid FOID, and an Active Warrant.

Foreman was transported to the Peoria County Jail.

If you have any information regarding any violent crimes, please contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymously), or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at (309) 673-9000.

**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **