A 30-year-old convicted felon from Aurora faces a return to prison after a Kane County judge convicted him of possessing a loaded 9mm handgun during a 2015 traffic stop.
London Gray was found guilty by Judge D.J. Tegeler of possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of a weapon by a gang member and possession of a defaced firearm in connection with his September 2015 arrest which came after he tried to flee Aurora police who stopped the vehicle he and a second man, Michael Morales, had occupied.
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According to prosecutors, police attempted the traffic stop near Hill Avenue and Ohio Street when the Dodge containing Gray and Morales turned into a parking lot. Before the car came to a stop, the two men jumped out and began to run. Gray, seen holding his pants pocket closely by police, was captured two blocks away, but police located the 9mm gun near a garbage can along the route he had taken, prosecutors said.
Gray is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 8. He previously received 15 years in prison in 2005 after being convicted of an Aurora home invasion.
Morales, who was found with a loaded .38-caliber revolver, pleaded guilty in January to multiple weapons charges, as well as an unrelated ammunition possession case. He is currently serving a 15-year prison term with a parole date scheduled for 2023, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Dan Campana is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News