Court Grants State's Motion to Detain Pre-Trial Man Charged with Concealing Loaded Gun Under Occupied Child Car Seat
Antoine Street, 40, of Downers Grove has been charged with Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon Concealed in a Vehicle - No FOID or CCL, Endangering the Health or Life of a Child, and other misdemeanor offenses.
“THE VERY IDEA THAT SOMEONE WOULD HIDE A LOADED WEAPON, WITH ONE BULLET IN THE CHAMBER, UNDER AN OCCUPIED CHILD CAR SEAT WHERE THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IS INCONCEIVABLE,” BERLIN SAID. “THANKFULLY, OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE WEAPON BEFORE TRAGEDY STRUCK.”
NAPERVILLE - DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Naperville Chief of Police Jason Arres announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Downers Grove man accused of hiding a loaded weapon under an occupied child car seat. Antoine Street, 40 (d.o.b. 7/19/1985) of the 5800 block of Lee Avenue, appeared in First Appearance Court this morning charged with one count of Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon Concealed in a Vehicle – No FOID or CCL (Class 4 Felony) and one count each of Misdemeanor charges including Resisting a Police Officer, Endangering the Health or Life of a Child and Unlawful Possession of Cannabis by a Passenger.
On February 3, 2026, at approximately 10:47 p.m., Naperville Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle whose registered owner, later identified as Street, had active warrants out of Cook County. During the traffic stop, officers made contact with Antoine Street who was seated in the rear passenger seat behind the front passenger seat. Officers also observed that next to Street, in the middle seat, was a child car seat with a one-year-old child seated in it. It is alleged that when officers informed Street that he was under arrest and asked him to exit the vehicle, Street resisted and ultimately had to be forced out by officers, after which officers placed him under arrest. It is alleged that during a search of the vehicle officers located a loaded 9mm Ruger pistol with one bullet in the chamber under the child car seat in which his daughter was sitting. It is further alleged that the Ruger was less than an inch away from where Street was sitting and that the handle of the gun was facing the defendant with the barrel pointed towards the driver's side of the vehicle. It is alleged that when officers took Street into custody, he was unlawfully in possession of approximately thirty-two grams of cannabis.
“The very idea that someone would hide a loaded weapon, with one bullet in the chamber, under an occupied child car seat where their infant daughter was sitting is inconceivable,” Berlin said. “Thankfully, officers were able to remove the weapon before tragedy struck. I commend the Naperville Police Department for their heads-up work on this case and for their continued efforts in keeping our communities safe. I also thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Sean Kinsella and Jennifer Nielsen for their efforts in securing charges against Mr. Street.”
“Naperville has some of the most proactive, dedicated police officers a community could ask for,” Arres said. “Arrests like this highlight the fact that our officers aren’t just sitting around waiting for the next 9-1-1 call to come in. They’re out there patrolling, conducting traffic stops, and making this city safer. With their effort and the support of State’s Attorney Bob Berlin’s office, we’ll continue to take offenders off the streets and hold them accountable for breaking the law and endangering our community.”
Street’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 2, 2026, in front of Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh.
Members of the public are reminded that this complaint contains only charges and is not proof of the defendant’s guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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