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‘Habitual criminal’ arrested on gun charges in Freeport

FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — A man described by police as a “habitual criminal” has been arrested on weapons charges in Freeport after a search was conducted at his home.

According to authorities, Freeport Police officers went to a home in the 800 block of N. Brewster Avenue with a search warrant Thursday and arrested 46-year-old Maurice Williams.

Police said a loaded semi-automatic pistol was found inside the home.

Williams was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and an armed habitual criminal.

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

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