It all started so simply.
Cops working the Mag Mile around 12:30 a.m. on July 8 stopped a group of men outside the Drake Hotel at 961 North Michigan after seeing one of the guys toss a plastic bottle at a passing vehicle, according to court records.
As officers approached the group, Jecorrey Duncan Jr broke away from the rest and tried to hide his backpack behind a nearby flower planter, cops said.
Thinking that was odd, an officer asked Duncan if he had anything in the bag that he shouldn’t have.
Not only did cops retrieve a 9-millimeter handgun with five live rounds from Duncan’s backpack, but they also pulled out a black ski mask, dark clothing, and a Ziploc bag stuffed with surgical gloves, officers said.
Duncan, of Garfield Park, is charged with one count of felony unlawful use of a weapon by a person under 21.