Two Aurora men face felony charges after police said they were found asleep in a car in Montgomery with a loaded handgun and marijuana inside.
The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a suspicious vehicle at about 6:43 a.m. Saturday in the 0-99 block of Birchwood Court in Montgomery when deputies found Darandon L. Fryerson, 25, of the 1000 block of Commonwealth Drive, Aurora, and Devin D. Dobbs, 22, of the 900 block of Trask Road, Aurora, both sleeping inside a silver Nissan Altima parked on the street, according to information from sheriff’s office reports and spokesman Deputy Mike Mrozek.
Officials located a loaded firearm inside the vehicle and arrested both men, according to sheriff’s office reports. At this time, officials are not disclosing where in the car the firearm was, Mrozek said.
Fryerson was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a class 4 felony; unlawful use of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor; and no valid FOID card, another class A misdemeanor. Dobbs was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a class 4 felony; possession of a weapon by a felon, a class 3 felony; unlawful use of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor; and no valid FOID card, a class A misdemeanor, according to Kendall County records. Dobbs was also given a civil violation for unlawful possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana.
Officials are not releasing any further information, as aspects of the incident are still under investigation, Mrozek said.
Both men were taken to the Kendall County jail and are next scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Friday in Room 113 of the Kendall County courthouse in Yorkville. Dobbs’ bail is set at $100,000. Fryerson’s bail is set at $50,000.
In 2008 in Kendall County, Fryerson pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was sentenced to six months of supervision plus 30 hours of public service, records show. In 2011, he was found guilty of knowingly damaging property worth $300 or less and sentenced to 12 months of probation with reporting to court services and returning to court plus 100 hours of public service and $145 restitution, records show. In 2014 in Kendall County, Fryerson pleaded guilty to possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana and sentenced to 12 months of probation. In 2015, he again pleaded guilty to possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana, and this time was sentenced to 30 days in Kendall County jail plus 12 months of conditional discharge. In 2015 in Kane County, he pleaded guilty to 2013 charges of domestic battery involving physical contact and interfering with the reporting of domestic violence. He was originally sentenced to a diversion program but later sentenced to two days in county jail plus 18 months’ probation with both reporting to court services and returning to court.
In 2012, Dobbs pleaded guilty in Kane County to battery causing bodily harm and was sentenced to 24 months of probation plus 50 hours of public service. In 2014 in Kane County, Dobbs pleaded guilty to arson – a felony – and was sentenced to three years in state prison and ordered to pay $1,000 restitution, records show. In 2015, Dobbs pleaded guilty to battery making physical contact and was eventually sentenced to four days in jail, Kane County records show. This July, he pleaded guilty to resisting a peace officer and was sentenced to four days in Kane County jail plus 12 months of conditional discharge.
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