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Gun and cannabis seized in Freeport apartment, man arrested

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — A Freeport man with prior felony convictions was arrested Thursday after police said a gun and cannabis, packaged for sale, were found in his apartment during a search.

Freeport Police said officers conducted a search warrant Thursday morning in the 600 block of N. Gilmore Avenue.

During the search, a loaded semi-automatic pistol and packaged cannabis were found at the scene, police said.

Authorities took Jakeh Monroe, 29, into custody.

He faces charges of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and possession with intent to deliver cannabis.

He was booked into the Stephenson County Jail, awaiting the outcome of a pretrial detention hearing.

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