ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — An alert from Rockford’s gunshot detection system resulted in the arrest of Damarcus Jones, 40, early Wednesday morning.
Rockford Police said the SoundThinking (formerly ShotSpotter) gunshot detection system pinged a possible shooting in the 600 block of Acorn Street around 12:37 a.m.
Officers responded to the scene and said Jones was spotted in the roadway.
He ran from officers who chased after him and eventually took him into custody.
Police said over a gram of crack cocaine was located on his person.
Photo: winnebago county jail
Jones was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and resisting arrest. He also had multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest, police said.
He was booked into the Winnebago County Jail, awaiting the outcome of a pretrial detention hearing.
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