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A Carbondale man is jailed after police found him in possession of a stolen gun

Darius Estes
Carbondale Police Dept.
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Carbondale Police Dept.
Darius Estes

A Carbondale man is in the Jackson County jail after he was found in possession of a stolen handgun.

At around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Carbondale Police officers responded to the 700 block of South Lewis Lane in reference to a report of a male in a parked car with a handgun.

Officers say they found 34-year-old Darius Estes in the vehicle with a firearm reported stolen from Murphysboro.

Estes is charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons by a Felon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm and being an Armed Habitual Offender.

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