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2 arrested after guns, drugs, body armor found


{p}Lafonzo Swope, 18, was arrested for manufacture and delivery of cocaine, possession of a firearm – no FOID, and manufacture and delivery of cannabis. He also had an outstanding Sangamon County warrant for a traffic offense.{/p}

Lafonzo Swope, 18, was arrested for manufacture and delivery of cocaine, possession of a firearm – no FOID, and manufacture and delivery of cannabis. He also had an outstanding Sangamon County warrant for a traffic offense.

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Two men are behind bars after a ShotSpotter alert Monday night.

Springfield Police responded just before 8 p.m. to the 1800 block of Johnson Park.

Lafonzo Swope, 18, and a 16-year-old boy were found at the scene.

Several spent shell casings and suspected cannabis were also found near the home identified by ShotSpotter.

A .40 caliber Ruger pistol, 9mm Intratec TEC-DC pistol, approximately 14 grams of methamphetamine, ecstasy pills, body armor, 84 grams of cannabis, and a digital scale were found inside the home.

Swope and the teen were arrested for manufacture and delivery of cocaine, possession of a firearm – no FOID, and manufacture and delivery of cannabis.

Swope also had an outstanding Sangamon County warrant for a traffic offense.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Springfield Police Department at 217.788.8311 and/or Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers at 217.788.8427.

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