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Article: Elgin man caught with assault rifle pleads guilty
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- Courier-News (Elgin, IL)
- Article date:
- November 20, 1999
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Elgin man caught with assault rifle pleads guilty zB1 By Gloria Carr STAFF WRITER
ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP -- An Elgin man arrested in a January raid that netted cash, drugs and weapons -- including two assault rifles -- pleaded guilty Friday to a theft charge.
Geronimo Covarrubius, 25, of 920 S. Liberty St., received probation and 60 days of electronic home monitoring in a plea agreement reached with the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.
Covarrubius admitted he knew an SKS assault rifle he purchased for $300 had been stolen from a Rolling Meadows home.
The rifle is similar to an AK-47 assault rifle.
Elgin police said they arrested Covarrubius during one of four night raids at gang ...