On January 15, 2017 at 12:39 p.m., a Pleasant Prairie Police Officer conducted a traffic stop near Highway 31 and Springbrook Road. During the traffic stop, the lone occupant and driver of the vehicle, a 28-year-old Kenosha man, fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later. A search of the man's vehicle revealed a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun under the driver's seat.

Officers learned that the man was a convicted felon, on probation for a past felony conviction for Reckless Use of a Weapon. The man was taken into custody for Felony Possession of a Firearm, Resisting an Officer, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon (knife). The man also received several traffic citations and is currently being held in the Kenosha County Jail.

In a separate incident, at 4:05 a.m. on Sunday, January 15, Pleasant Prairie Police conducted a traffic stop in the 7700 block of Green Bay Road. During the stop, an officer detected the odor of marijuana coming from the passenger compartment and conducted a search of the vehicle.

The search revealed a loaded semi-automatic .22 caliber firearm in a backseat arm rest, marijuana, and loose ammunition scattered around the passenger compartment. The 26-year-old Zion, Illinois man was taken into custody and is being held in the Kenosha County Jail for Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Possession of THC (marijuana). The driver also received numerous traffic citations.

Anyone with additional information regarding these incidents is asked to contact the Pleasant Prairie Police Department at 262.694.7353 or Kenosha Area Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333. Archived copies of this and other Pleasant Prairie Police Department news releases are available by clicking here.

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