River North Man Charged With 40 Weapons Violations

By Anna Deem in News on May 22, 2010 5:45PM

James Finkl, 46, of the 400 block of West Huron Street, was charged at 10 a.m. on Wednesday for possessing more than 30 unregistered guns, police said. Finkl was charged with 36 counts of having unregistered guns and four counts of having assault ammunition, police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said to the Chicago Sun-Times. Finkl was arrested based on a search warrant police implemented on his house. He is scheduled to appear in court on July 2, police said. An investigation by Near North District police is still underway.