Tazewell County man held pending outcome of illegal weapons possession charge

Posted on May 23, 2024

*^{The detention hearing had been continued twice to allow his attorney time to review police reports and other information. (WJBC File Photo)}*

By WMBD-TV

PEKIN – A Marquette Heights man on Wednesday was ordered held in custody pending the outcome of allegations he illegally possessed a handgun.

Dalton Mattus, 34, faces a single count of possession of a weapon by a felon and will next appear in court in late June. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

He’s been in custody since last Friday when he was arrested for allegedly having the loaded .45-caliber handgun in a padlocked bag. He also allegedly had two homemade bombs or IEDs.

The detention hearing had been continued twice to allow his attorney time to review police reports and other information.

As of Wednesday, he currently faces no charges related to the IEDs.

Mattus was a passenger and when police searched the car, they allegedly found several items of drug paraphernalia as well as a green canvas pouch bag under the front seat where he was sitting, according to court records.

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