Oglesby police seize machine gun

A Lansing man will appear Thursday for a detention hearing after a domestic dispute in which Oglesby police seized a pistol that had been rendered into a machine gun.

Terrell J. Davis Jr., 25, also listed as a resident of Chicago, was charged at 10:59 p.m. Tuesday with aggravated unlawful restraint and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Initially, police reports indicated police seized a high-capacity magazine with 30 rounds. But according to court records filed later Wednesday, Davis is alleged to have held a woman at gunpoint and used a Glock pistol that had been modified with a switch, allowing him to fire full auto.

The controlling charge, aggravated unlawful restraint, is a Class 3 felony carrying a possible prison sentence of two to five years in prison. The weapon charge is Class 4 felony carrying one to three years.

Oglesby police were summoned about 10:20 p.m. Tuesday to the Best Western for a domestic disturbance, reportedly involving a man with a firearm.

“After further investigation, Oglesby officers, with assistance from the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office, La Salle Police Department and Illinois State Police, took Terrell J. Davis into custody without incident,” police said in a report issued Wednesday.

Davis was transported early Wednesday to La Salle County Jail awaiting a pre-trial hearing, expected Thursday in La Salle County Circuit Court.