Cops stop man for rolling joint on Red Line, find pistol in his pocket: allegations

Source CWB Chicago
Original Load Date June 6, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated June 6, 2026, 3 p.m.
Original URL https://cwbchicago.com/2026/06/cops-stop-man-for-rolling-joint-on-red-line-find-pistol-in-his-pocket-allegations.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cops-stop-man-for-rolling-joint-on-red-line-find-pistol-in-his-pocket-allegations

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![][1] _Kenneth Stapleton and the materials he allegedly possessed on the Red Line. (Cook County Sheriff’s Office)_ A 43-year-old Chicago man is facing gun charges after Cook County Sheriff’s Police allegedly found him rolling a joint on the Red Line and then discovered a loaded pistol in his jacke...