CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – A Chicago man was arrested this week in Carbondale on weapons charges.

Shortly before 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Carbondale Police say they received a call about a man with a gun in the 300 block of East Walnut Street.

When officers arrived, they say 29-year-old Kadeem Hunter got into the passenger seat of a black Cadillac sedan and left the scene. Hunter got out of the car on East Grand Avenue and tried to run, but was taken into custody after a short foot chase.

Kadeem Hunter was taken to the Jackson County Jail on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and resisting a peace officer.