3 Aurora Men Caught With Illegally-Posessed Guns: Police

AURORA, IL — Three suspects were recently caught with illegally-possessed guns in a multi-agency effort to take unlawfully acquired weapons off the streets. All of the men are facing charges from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office, and are currently being held at Kane County lockup with bail figures ranging from $150,000 - $40,000. No one was injured during any of these incidences. Among those charged:

James M. Fultz, 47, of the 1100 block of Kane Street, was charged with the following:

• Being an armed habitual criminal (class-X felony, calls for extended prison term if convicted)
• Six counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon
• Two counts of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon
• Unlawful possession of a stolen firearm
• Unlawful possession of a stolen firearm by a street gang member which are all felonies
• Driving on a revoked license (misdemeanor)
• Driving with an obstructed windshield (misdemeanor)

Fultz’s charges are the result of patrol surveillance at a known street gang hangout that took place Nov. 11 in the area of Fenton Street and Loucks Street. Officers were aware Fultz had a revoked driver’s license, and saw him drive away just before 3 a.m. The suspect was stopped in the 1100 block of Kane Street. In his car, police found a 9mm handgun that was stolen in Kentucky.

Michael Flores, 20, of the 1300 block of Kingston Avenue in Montgomery, was charged with:

• Four counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon
• Unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member
• Not having a FOID card Nov. 10 around 10:15 p.m. in the area of Hill Avenue and Summit Avenue

Police say Flores was spotted by special operations investigators in a gas station parking lot, using a car officers knew was being used for gang-related activity. Flores caught on and ran from the car while holding his waistband. When investigators made contact and patted Flores down, they immediately noticed a firearm sticking out of his pants, cops say.


Moises Chavez, 21, of the 400 block of Trask Street, was charged with the following:

• Unlawful use of a weapon by a felon
• Unlawful possession of cannabis

Chavez was arrested Nov. 8 just after 5 p.m. The SWAT team assisted Special Operations Investigators to search the man’s Trask Street home with a warrant. Investigators found a stolen shotgun, ammunition and about 30 grams of pot, according to Aurora police.

The charges against the three men are not proof of guilt. They are all presumed innocent and are entitled to fair trials where it is the burden of the state to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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