CHICAGO — A Rogers Park man was armed with a gun and resisted arrested Tuesday in Evanston, police said.
Valgas Etheard, 21, of the 7200 block of North Claremont Avenue, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, resisting an officer and unlawful possession of marijuana.
Evanston Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop for minor traffic violations at Howard Street and Asbury Avenue, police said. During the stop about 9:30 p.m., Etheard exited the front passenger side of the vehicle and fled on foot west on Howard, police said.
The Evanston Police officers were able to apprehend Etheard shortly after, and a loaded Smith and Wesson .357 revolver was found in his waistband, according to police.
Police said the gun had been reported stolen in Chicago.
Etheard will appear in a Skokie court house. A date and time has not been set.
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