CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- City of Carbondale Police Officers arrested an 18-year-old male for firearm possession early Saturday.

Police said officers on foot patrol in the 700 block of East Grand Avenue discovered Adam Esker of Belleville, Illinois, with a loaded firearm.

Police said he did not have a Concealed Carry License or a Firearm Owner’s Identification card. He was taken into custody for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and taken to the Jackson County Jail awaiting a detention hearing.

The investigation is ongoing.

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