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Peoria teen held on bond for string of burglaries, gun possession

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PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — An 18-year-old man was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury for three burglaries that occurred last September, when he was a juvenile.

Court documents charge the suspect with three counts of burglary on Sept. 7, alleging that he entered Freedom Gas Station in Chillicothe, Express Smoke Shop in Chillicothe, and the Shell Gas Station on N Prospect Road in Peoria, all with the intent to commit theft within that business.

The teen is also charged with unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm on Sept. 9.

The suspect is being held on a $15,000 bond. He will appear in court for arraignment on Thursday, Feb. 2.