On 06-14-22 at 5:40 p.m., City of Carbondale police officers responded to the 700 block of South Lewis Lane in reference to a report of a male in a parked car with a handgun. Officers arrived in the area and located the suspect, identified as Darius F. Estes, 34 of Carbondale. The officers found a firearm in the vehicle that was reported stolen in Murphysboro, IL. Officers charged Estes with Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons by a Felon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm and being an Armed Habitual Offender. Estes was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail. The investigation is active and ongoing.
Darius F. Estes, 34 of Marion IL.
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