According to authorities, two Elgin suspects were formally charged with illegal gun possession and other crimes after the discovery of a loaded firearm inside their vehicle Sunday morning.
The arrest of 22-year-old Antony Olivia and Freddy Garcia, 24, occurred after an emergency call on Sunday night reporting about a car carrying a man threatening another with a gun.
When officers arrived, they found the pair high in drugs inside the vehicle with alcohol and a loaded gun inside.
Olivia and Garcia were taken into police custody. They face charges of possession of a firearm by a street gang member, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated unlawful use of weapon.