Person arrested over guns in Chicago lakefront resort pops the concern following jail release

CHICAGO (WGN) — An Iowa male accused of storing guns in a downtown Chicago hotel around the Fourth of July getaway has posted bond and has been unveiled from jail.

Moments after leaving law enforcement custody, he proposed to a girl who picked him up. She appeared to accept, according to WLS-Tv.

Keegan Casteel, 32, of Ankeny, Iowa, faces two felony rates of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. He was arrested right after a lodge staff alerted law enforcement right after discovering a rifle, a semi-automatic pistol and ammunition on Sunday at a space overlooking Chicago’s lakefront at the W Resort on North Lake Shore Push.  

The weapons were uncovered on a 12th-floor window sill.

A Cook County decide held Casteel on a $10,000 bond. The choose claimed the father of two could return to Iowa but will have to occur back again to Chicago for all court hearings. 

Chicago police will preserve the guns in their custody.

“There’s no past historical past of this human being nor any problems in federal databases, but clearly it’s extremely about offered the position of the W Resort to Navy Pier,” reported Chicago police Supt. David Brown on Tuesday.

Law enforcement have not provided any evidence that Casteel had unwell intentions.

The Linked Push contributed to this report.

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