JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (WAND) – A man has been arrested after a home was shot up in Jacksonville Monday night.<\/p>\n
An adult and a 17-year-old were both inside the house in the 300 block of W. Beecher Ave. when it was shot at multiple times around 8:23 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No one was hurt in the shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Tuesday at 4:04 a.m., a Jacksonville police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 800 block of N. Clay Ave. Quantorius J. Courtney was the driver. During the stop, police said he ran away on foot. Courtney was quickly\u00a0<\/p>\n
caught and placed under arrest. A loaded handgun was found in the\u00a0<\/p>\n
vehicle, and it was later found to be reported stolen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quantorius was taken to the Morgan County Jail where he was cited for Armed Habitual Criminal, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Obstructing a Peace Officer, Resisting a Peace Officer, Illegal Transportation of Alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Courtney was also cited for Operating Uninsured Vehicle and Improper Turn Signal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Courtney was currently out on Pretrial release stemming from a prior weapons\u00a0<\/p>\n
arrest. He was previously charged for Unlawful Possession of Weapon by Felon and Armed Habitual Criminal as a result of an arrest in Morgan County from August 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He is now in the custody of the Morgan County Jail waiting to appear before the courts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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