Police arrested a 24-year-old Aurora man after a search of his home turned up a firearm and roughly 2 kilograms of marijuana, officials said. The suspect, identified by law enforcement as Estevon D. Vargas, faces charges including armed violence and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, along with other gun- and cannabis-related offenses. He is being held without bail at the county jail and is due back in court on April 22.
What police say
According to FOX 32 Chicago, the investigation involved the Kendall County Police Assistance Team working with Aurora police and followed what authorities described as an "extensive" probe. Officers executed a warrant in the 300 block of Michigan Avenue and recovered a gun, about 2 kilograms of marijuana and other cannabis products, the report says. The story credits the Illinois State Police and the Kane County Sheriff's Office as the sources for the case details.
Charges and legal context
Vargas was booked on armed-violence counts plus two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, charges that carry steep penalties if proven. Under Illinois law, armed violence covers committing a felony while armed with a dangerous weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm is separately prohibited; those statutes form the backbone of the charges (Onecle). For cannabis context, Illinois allows adults to possess up to 30 grams of cannabis for personal use while larger amounts can trigger delivery or trafficking allegations, so the roughly two-kilogram figure police reported is far above state personal-possession limits (Justia). Prosecutors will decide whether to file delivery-level counts based on the evidence recovered.
Court status and custody
Court records and reporting indicate Vargas is being held without bail at the Kane County Jail and is scheduled for a hearing on April 22. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office maintains the county detention center and public inmate tools for lookups and records, which the office posts on its website (Kane County Sheriff). Prosecutors will review the investigation materials before formally filing charges; anyone arrested remains presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
