Traffic stop on I-90 nets loaded guns, crack cocaine, fentanyl
Aaron Mitchell | Kane County Sheriff's Office
RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, Ill. - A Wisconsin man is facing gun and drug charges after being pulled over for speeding on I-90 in Rutland Township.
Kane County Sheriff's detectives stopped a Chevrolet Trax that was speeding westbound on I-90 and smelled a "strong odor" of marijuana coming from the vehicle, officials said. During the traffic stop, detectives also saw a handgun in the driver's side door frame.
Detectives arrested the driver, 28-year-old Aaron Mitchell, after learning he was a convicted felon. When Mitchell was being processed, detectives found roughly 255 grams of crack cocaine in his clothing.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of two loaded handguns, a SAR9 9mm and a Glock 44 .22 caliber. Detectives also found 35 grams of cannabis over 3 grams of fentanyl, officials said.
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Mitchell, of Walwoorth, Wis., was charged with armed habitual criminal, armed violence, delivery of cocaine over 100 grams.
He was also charged with two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Mitchell is being held at the Kane County Adult Justice Center on a $250,000 bond.