14-year-old boy arrested on gun charges after fleeing police at Peoria Civic Center

A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday for multiple guns ahead of the graduation ceremony of Richwoods High School at Peoria Civic Center.

Police said officials helped crowd control at the graduation ceremony around 2:40 p.m., when a boy left the line when he saw a metal detector and approached a group of men.

Police then observed a second group of men wearing masks, approaching the first group. To prevent confrontation, police blocked groups wearing masks. Police said one of the boys ran away immediately.

A brief pursuit led to the 14-year-old who had run around in the car. The officer also found the pistol in the car.

The teenager was arrested for illegally owning a firearm, without a foid card, possessing a pistol while under 21 years old and boycotting police. He is currently being held in Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center.

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For anyone requesting more information about the incident, please contact Peoria Police by phone at (309) 673-4521 or provide anonymous tips through its TIP411 service. They can also contact crime stoppers via (309) 673-9000.

More than 900 students from Peoria High School, Manual High School and Ridgewood High School celebrated their graduation Saturday at Peoria Civic Center.

This article originally appeared in Diary Star: Peoria police arrested teenager on firearm charges, while officer graduated from work