(PEORIA, IL) Saturday, July 27, 2024, at approximately 6:03 a.m. Peoria Police were dispatched to the 6700 block of N. University Street on a report of trouble with a male who was believed to be armed with a handgun.
When officers arrived, they attempted to make contact with the male identified as 24-year-old Patrick Davis who immediately fled on foot.
During a brief foot chase officers observed Davis throw away a backpack that was on his person. Davis was quickly apprehended and detained by police.
While searching the backpack officers located a large amount of cannabis inside along with currency, and drug packaging supplies. Police also located a discarded handgun while searching the flight path of Davis.
Davis was arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Resisting Police, Possession of a Firearm without a Valid FOID Card, and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis.
He was transported to the Peoria County Jail.
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