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Suburban Man Pulls Gun at South Loop Nightclub, Prosecutors Say

March 10, 2015 5:38am | Updated March 10, 2015 5:38am
Comfort Robinson, 38, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault.
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COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE — A suburban man pulled a loaded gun at The Shrine nightclub this weekend when a security guard asked him to leave, prosecutors said Monday.

Comfort Robinson, 38, was arrested about 4:40 a.m. Sunday at the South Loop bar, 2109 S. Wabash Ave., according to a police report.

Prosecutors alleged Robinson had been escorted outside after he became unruly early Sunday.

The suburban Broadview man was combative with a security guard and approached him with a gun, Assistant State's Attorney Erin Antonietti said in court Monday.

The 32-year-old guard was able to grab the gun, police and prosecutors said, and Robinson was subsequently arrested.

Police recovered a Ruger gun, magazine and 15 live rounds, court documents show. Robinson did not have a valid FOID card.

According to Antonietti, Robinson was previously convicted of seven separate felonies, including unlawful use of a weapon, drug possession and theft.

He was charged this week with aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.

Cook County Judge Donald Panarese Jr. on Monday ordered Robinson held in lieu of $200,000 bail.

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