Man Charged After Carrying Loaded AK-47 At CTA Station In Lakeview

By Stephen Gossett in News on Jul 31, 2017 2:30PM

A West Garfield Park man was charged after he was found carrying a loaded AK-47 at a CTA station in Lakeview, according to police.

Authorities arrested Jordan Watkins, 29, after they received a call that a man with a gun was spotted on the CTA Belmont Station platform in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue on Saturday at around 6:23 a.m., police said.

Watkins was charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon by a parolee and one felony count of armed habitual criminal issuance of warrant.

Family members of Watkins said that he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and was the victim of a shooting in June, according to the Tribune. He was on parole in an unrelated matter when he was arrested.

Watkins was reportedly ordered held on $150,000 bond on Sunday.