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CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. - A convicted felon has been charged after a struggle with police at the Chicago Ridge Mall on Friday, according to police.
Mark A. Jackson, 38, of Alsip, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, two felony counts of aggravated assault of a police officer, five misdemeanor counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer, and one misdemeanor count of property damage.
Mark A. Jackson, 38, of Alsip, Ill.
The backstory:
Around 2:22 p.m., police saw Jackson with a bulge on his waistband while he was walking around the Chicago Ridge Mall. Two officers approached him inside a store and told him that he could not carry a concealed firearm inside the mall.
One officer tried to retrieve the firearm from Jackson. A struggle ensued over the gun and the officers were able to retrieve it safely from Jackson.
Jackson was arrested and provided a fake name to police. Police say he also had a fake Illinois driver's license.
Jackson is a convicted felon and also had one active arrest warrant for domestic battery and two active arrest warrants for forgery.
The Source: Details for this story were provided by the Chicago Ridge Police Department.