This past weekend saw various arrests for weapons when the Springfield Police Department Street Crimes Unit and numerous other patrol officers executed a search warrant in the 1800 block of S. Wirt Ave in the capital city of Illinois.
Officers had reportedly been made aware of this residence after a dog was reportedly stolen by several people – one of whom was allegedly armed with a weapon.
Before the search warrant was served, one subject was apprehended outside on the front porch area; the rest of the house’s occupants were detained thereafter without incident.
Seven guns were recovered from the residence, including an AK-47 pistol with a drum magazine and a semi-automatic rifle with a drum magazine.
Breion M. Edwards of Springfield was arrested for possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm without a Foid card, theft, and cruel treatment of animals.
Dametris D. Nelson of Springfield was arrested for possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm without a Foid card.
Darryl A. Spratt of Springfield was arrested for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon on a person or vehicle, mob action, theft, and possession of a firearm without a Foid card.
And Jaiylen J. Plato of Springfield was arrested for possession of a firearm without a FOID card, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon on a person or vehicle, and for a previous Saline County arrest warrant for aggravated assault of a police officer.
