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Contact: Semone Roth, Communications Specialist/Peoria Police Department
Phone: 309-620-2047
Email: sroth@peoriagov.org
Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon
PPD Incident #26-827
(PEORIA, IL) On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at approximately 7:25 p.m., Peoria Police Officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Arago Street and Hayes Avenue.
Officers made contact with five occupants inside the vehicle. During the course of the stop, officers established probable cause to search the vehicle and subsequently located a loaded handgun.
As a result of the investigation, 19-year-old Karon H. Hopkins was arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, Aggravated Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Obstructing Justice, Unlawful Possession of Firearm Ammunition without a FOID Card, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device.
Additionally, 24-year-old DeAngelo D. McCoy was arrested on active warrants.
Both subjects were transported to the Peoria County Jail.
Anyone with information regarding any violent crimes is encouraged to contact the Peoria Police Department at (309) 673-4521, tip411 (anonymous), or Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.
**All suspects and arrestees are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. **
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