2 Men Found With Guns In Oswego: Police

Oswego IL

22 February, 2021

3:44 PM

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OSWEGO, IL — Two were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm Saturday, Oswego police said. Officers arrested two men at 1:25 a.m. at a gas station convenience store in the 1800 block of Route 30. In a statement, police identified the suspects as Jason W. Merritt, 34, of the 800 block of Kimberly Drive, DeKalb, and Quincy A. Covington, 29, of the 30th block of Waterbury Circle, Oswego. Both were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, police said. Police said Merritt was detained at the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville pending court proceedings. Information on Covington's custody status is not available. For more news and information like this, subscribe to the Oswego Patch for free. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here. Don't forget to like us on Facebook!