PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says three people were arrested Friday night in an effort, he says, to get guns off the street following the recent violence in South Peoria and beyond.
Watkins says the arrests came from two traffic stops, and that in addition to guns being seized, cash and illegal drugs were taken as well.
In one traffic stop, Carlos Zolicoffer, 21, was arrested on a count of Armed Violence and two cannabis possession charges.
In the other, Ivan Ellis, 29, and Paris Ambrose, 18, were arrested on counts of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Firearm, and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
Watkins says one of the guns seized was reported stolen from Michigan.
All three remain in jail, and Watkins says his deputies “will continue to be very proactive throughout the weekend.”
