Naperville police took a man into custody Friday night after he allegedly led them on a high-speed chase, tried to take an officer’s gun and had to be shot multiple times with a stun gun to be subdued, officials said.
Devante Gunn, 32, of Chicago, was also allegedly found to be carrying a loaded Springfield Armory XD 9mm handgun, according to a news release from the Naperville Police Department and the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Based on the evidence presented, DuPage County Judge Anthony Coco granted the state’s motion that Gunn be held in the DuPage County jail while his case goes to trial, the release said.
The incident began about 11:20 p.m. Friday when police pulled Gunn over at North Aurora Road near Route 59 because his vehicle had suspended registration plates. Initially he stopped and spoke to one of the officers but then fled — blowing out one of his tires after running over a spike strip another officer placed behind his car, the release said.
Despite the tire damage, Gunn was able to allegedly drive at speeds of up to 68 mph in a 30-mph zone before stopping in an apartment complex parking lot on Fairway Drive and taking off on foot.
When officers stopped him, he allegedly resisted arrest and had to be shot several times with a stun gun before being taken into custody, the release said. He also tried unsuccessfully to take an officer’s holstered gun.
Gunn has been charged with three felonies — attempting to disarm a peace officer, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon-no FOID and aggravated fleeing and eluding a peace officer — as well as four counts of misdemeanor resisting a police officer.
“It is alleged that the defendant in this case, Devante Gunn, in a complete defiance of the rule of law not only fled from officers in his vehicle and on foot, but also resisted officers’ efforts to place him under arrest and attempted to grab an officer’s service weapon,” State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.
“Naperville police, however, who are extremely well-trained, quickly and securely took Mr. Gunn into custody bringing an end to an incident that could have turned extremely dangerous very quickly.”
Gunn’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 31.
