An Aurora man has been charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon following a traffic stop on Tuesday, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.
On Tuesday at around 5:43 p.m., Aurora Police Special Operations Group investigators conducted a traffic stop on a Chevrolet Silverado in the first block of South West Street on Aurora’s East Side, according to the news release, after police said they saw the driver of the vehicle commit a non-moving violation.
During the traffic stop, the officers saw a loaded drum-style magazine on the center console of the vehicle, and took the driver, Marcos A. Castro Garcia, 21, of Aurora, and a male passenger, 19, into custody, per the release.
In searching the vehicle, police said they recovered a tan Glock 19X handgun concealed beneath the center console, two loaded drum-style magazines containing 45 live rounds and a Glock handgun case with an additional magazine containing 15 live rounds, according to the news release.
According to the Aurora police, neither Castro Garcia nor the passenger had a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification, or FOID, card or concealed carry license.
Castro Garcia has been charged with three felony counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a gang member and a felony count of possession of ammunition without a FOID card, according to the news release. He was also cited for not wearing a seatbelt.
A plea setting is set for Oct. 3, according to Kane County court records.
The passenger was released without charges, the news release said.
The incident is still being investigated, according to the release. The Aurora police are asking anyone with information to call the department’s Investigations Division at 630-256-5500.