KC-area man charged in Frontier Justice gun burglary is arrested in Illinois, feds say

A 21-year-old Kansas City-area man arrested last week in Illinois has been charged in connection with a recent Kansas City, Kan., gun store burglary.

Jahquise T. Webb, of Grandview, was arrested Friday in Kankakee, Ill.

After his arrest, Webb was charged in Illinois with possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a firearm by a known gang member and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, online court records showed.

John Ham, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Kansas City, said Webb has been charged in Wyandotte County District Court in connection with the Aug. 18 break-in at the Frontier Justice gun store in the 10000 France Family Drive.

Several handguns were stolen and a suspect vehicle, a white Dodge Durango, was seen in surveillance video leaving the scene, according to the ATF.

Wyandotte County prosecutors have charged Webb with burglary, theft of a firearm and criminal damage to property.

Federal charges are pending and additional arrests are possible in connection with the break-in, Ham said.

A police report obtained by The Daily Journal newspaper in Kankakee said Webb was arrested during a traffic stop after he was found inside a stolen white Dodge Durango with two handguns belonging to the Kansas City, Kan., gun store.

Days after his arrest in Illinois, prosecutors in Wyandotte County charged Webb with burglary.

The ATF had also released images of suspects inside the store.

Webb waived extradition proceedings on Tuesday and is expected to be turned over to Kansas authorities.

He was in custody at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Illinois.

This story was originally published August 29, 2018 at 11:21 AM.