Cops seized 550 rounds of ammo from Bears DT's house

[jeremyroyce]

Documents: 550 rounds of ammo seized
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GURNEE, Ill. (AP) - Police seized about 550 rounds of ammunition from the home of Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson during a raid last month, according to new court documents.

The ammunition was discovered in Johnson's kitchen, basement, garage and bedroom.
Police also found six guns, marijuana and unlabeled pills believed to be the prescription painkiller hydrocodone, the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported, citing search warrant documents filed Friday in Lake County Circuit Court.

Johnson was charged with six counts of possession of a firearm without a gun-owner identification card. Authorities said they found a semiautomatic rifle with 19 live rounds in the master bedroom, four unloaded weapons - two rifles and two handguns - and a loaded .45-caliber handgun under a leather chair in the basement.

Johnson's bodyguard, Willie B. Posey, was arrested on felony drug charges after the raid; Posey was shot and killed two days later during an early morning fight at a nightclub in Chicago.

Johnson lived with his girlfriend, Posey and two young children.

It was the third arrest in 18 months for Johnson, who must stay at home except to go to work and needs permission to leave Illinois until a court decides whether he violated his probation on a 2005 gun charge.

Johnson publicly apologized and received a one-game suspension.

Police in Gurnee, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, began an investigation six weeks before the raid after neighbors complained about three caged pit bulls on the property and said they heard gunshots from Johnson's back yard.

During the raid, police said they discovered a "business-type card" inside a gym bag that listed the telephone numbers of Bears coach Lovie Smith and team security chief Tom Dillon.

"On the reverse side of the card is listed warnings about the legal limit for DUI and possessing a firearm without a valid (identification)," according to court documents.

Bears spokesman Scott Hagel said all team players received the card.

"It's all part of the training our players receive at the beginning of the year," he said.

Johnson's next court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday.

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[Jake]

He was bracing for the day Maurice Claurett got out of jail.

[BearSkins]

And what use is a Tank if it has no ammo?

[1niksder]

Tank questioned in slaying

January 6, 2007
BY ANNIE SWEENEY AND DAN ROZEK Staff Reporters
Embattled Bears defensive tackle Terry "Tank" Johnson was interviewed by Cook County prosecutors Friday as a part of the ongoing investigation into the shooting death of his best friend, authorities said.


The interview at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building at 26th and California came the day after police again returned to Johnson's home in far north suburban Gurnee -- when Johnson called them after spotting a garbage can at the end of his driveway.

The garbage can was topped with a toilet seat and had a rude message painted on it, police said.

"It appears somebody was messing with him," said Gurnee Police Cmdr. Jay Patrick.

Police did not disclose what the message on the garbage can said.

Johnson is under home confinement, allowed only to go to practices and games until an alleged probation violation from a 2005 gun offense is resolved.

He did not attend practice Friday. Coach Lovie Smith said it was for "personal reasons" and that Johnson will return to practice Monday.

Johnson's attorney, Lorna Propes, said he missed practice after being served with a grand jury subpoena.

Johnson did not appear before a grand jury when he went to the courthouse Friday, Propes said, but he was interviewed by prosecutors. She said her client continued to give his full cooperation to prosecutors and Chicago Police.

"He has done everything they wanted him to do," she said.


Due in court Tuesday
Propes said she could not comment on details of the interview with the assistant state's attorneys.
Willie B. Posey, Johnson's longtime friend, was shot and killed at Ice Bar in River North on Dec. 16. The shooting came the same week in which Johnson and Posey were arrested after a raid on Johnson's home. Johnson was charged with having six unregistered guns. Posey was accused of having marijuana.

Johnson and Posey were arrested on a Thursday. The next night, both went to Ice Bar, 738 N. Clark, where Johnson was allegedly bumped on the dance floor by Michael Selvie, 34, police said. Posey later confronted Selvie, who allegedly pulled a gun and killed Posey, police said.

Johnson is due in court Tuesday on the misdemeanor weapons charges.

This story just won't go away for this guy.