Carbondale police arrest man after disturbance call

CARBONDALE, Ill., (KBSI) — A 26-year-old man from Mableton, Georgia, was arrested Tuesday night after a disturbance call in the 700 block of South Lewis Lane.

City of Carbondale police officers responded to the call at 10:17 p.m. and learned that Marques A. Estes was involved in a physical dispute with an acquaintance.

When officers attempted to arrest Estes, he resisted but was taken into custody without further incident.

A firearm was found in Estes’ possession, which officers determined had been illegally converted to fire automatically.

Estes was arrested on charges of unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and resisting a peace officer.

He was jailed in the Jackson County Jail pending a detention hearing.

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121 or Crime Stoppers at (618) 549-COPS (2677).