Evanston police took a 16-year-old male into custody Thursday night after finding him in possession of 10 grams of cannabis and a loaded Beretta 9mm handgun.
When the youth was spotted by police near Marshfield Avenue and Jonquil Terrace in Chicago at about 7 p.m., he fled on foot, according to Cmdr. Joseph Dugan.
He was taken into custody in the 7600 block of North Bosworth Avenue, Dugan said, where officers discovered the drugs and weapon.
The juvenile, whose identity was not released due to his age, was transported to the Evanston Police Department and charged with unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver.
He was then transported to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center in Chicago, Dugan said.