Man charged with gun offense after rolling cannabis cigar on CTA train: officials

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A man is facing gun charges after he was caught rolling a cannabis cigar on a CTA Red Line train, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

On May 31, police saw Kenneth Stapleton, 43, on a Red Line train stopped at 69th Street Station around 2:35 p.m. as they were doing premises checks. According to officials, Stapleton was rolling a cigar with a green leafy substance, a violation of Chicago Transit Authority rules. 

When officials arrested him, they learned that Stapleton had an active warrant out for his arrest in a forgery case. They also recovered a firearm while searching him, for which, he did not have a FOID card or a concealed carry license.

 Stapleton has been charged with aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, and was ordered to remain on electronic monitoring until his hearing on June 1.

The Source: Details for this story were provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

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