Police make 3 more firearm-related arrests at Naperville Topgolf lot, up to 7 for the year
Jamaul Guider, 30, of Markham, was taken into custody Saturday night in the 3211 Odyssey Court lot on one count of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, a class 4 felony. His next court appearance is scheduled for May 7, according to DuPage County Circuit Court records.
Officers were patrolling the venue's lot when they observed a handgun in plain view inside a parked vehicle, according to Naperville police spokeswoman Kelley Munch. Officers watched the vehicle until Guider returned. An investigation led to the recovery of a loaded handgun allegedly possessed without a valid Concealed Carry License, Munch said.
Nearly two days prior, Lazerick Smythe, 28, of Chicago, was arrested outside Topgolf just after midnight Friday.
Officers were performing a foot patrol in the business' lot when they observed cannabis and a handgun in plain view inside a vehicle, according to Naperville police Cmdr. Rick Krakow. When Smythe and others returned to the car, they were detained for further investigation, Krakow said.
Smythe was ultimately charged with one count each of being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of a weapon of a felon and possession of more than 100 grams of cannabis. His next court appearance is set for April 28.
A little more than 24 hours earlier, Robert Caudle, 20, of Champaign, was taken into custody April 2 outside Topgolf on one count each of felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor unlawful possession of cannabis.
Munch confirmed that with three new arrests, there have been a total of seven firearm-related busts in or near the Naperville Topgolf parking lot this year.
After a nearly four-month break, gun-related arrests outside the facility started up again in early February.
Ahead of this year, Naperville police made 25 arrests on gun-related offenses outside Topgolf between August 2023 and October 2024.
tkenny@chicagotribune.com
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