Chicago man in custody after Davenport gun incident; police later find meth
A 37-year-old Chicago man was in custody Saturday after a gun incident in Davenport, according to Scott County Court records.
Winston Wilbanks faces three felony charges of a controlled-substance violation, three felony charges of failure to affix a drug stamp; a felony charge of going armed with intent; a felony charge of dominion/control of a firearm/offensive weapon by a felon; and an aggravated misdemeanor of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, according to Scott County Court documents.
Shortly before 2 p.m. Friday, Davenport Police responded to Relax Inn, 6310 Brady St., for a disturbance involving a firearm. Wilbanks was there 'when a co-defendant was engaged in an altercation with the victim,' according to arrest affidavits.
Wilbanks, affidavits show, 'produced a firearm from a backpack and intentionally pointed it at the victim,' Davenport Police say in affidavits. 'A struggle ensued over the firearm at which point a round was discharged. The victim was able to disarm (Wilbanks,) who then fled the scene.'
Affidavits say Wilbanks is a convicted felon.
A witness saw part of the altercation and said Wilbanks was fighting to maintain possession of the gun, according to affidavits, which show a second witness saw Wilbanks run off, hop a fence and get into a light blue or gray newer style Ford Bronco parked to the southwest of the hotel.
Officers found the Ford Bronco parked in the rear of the 600 block of West 61st Street. Wilbanks was at a residence in the area, affidavits show.
During the execution of a search warrant on the 600 block of West 61st Street, police found a light brown Carhartt coat Wilbanks had been described as wearing, affidavits say. In the coat pocket were the keys to the Ford Bronco. Detectives executed a search of the Bronco and found:
845.5 grams total package weight of methamphetamine contained in multiple packages for the intent to distribute, according to affidavits. This substance field tested positive for methamphetamine. There was no tax stamp affixed to the packaging.
513 pills of suspected ecstacy contained in multiple packages with different counts for distribution. 'These pills field tested positive for methamphetamine,' affidavits show. There was no tax stamp affixed to the packaging.
68 grams total package weight of marijuana contained in multiple packages for distribution. There was no tax stamp affixed to the packaging, according to affidavits.
Wilbanks, who was being held Saturday on a $50,000 cash-only bond in Scott County Jail, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing April 15 in Scott County Court. ,
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