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A 38-year-old convicted felon from South Elgin was arrested after Aurora police officers discovered an assault rifle and hundreds of armor-piercing rounds inside a vehicle during a traffic stop.

Ryan Harnish (CREDIT: Aurora Police Department)

Ryan Harnish, 38, of the 0-100 block of Warwick Court in South Elgin, was arrested after police officers found a large duffel bag with a rifle and more than 800 rounds of ammunition inside the trunk.

Harnish admitted to investigators that the rifle and ammunition had been in his possession, even though he didn’t have a Firearm Owner’s Identification card. Harnish also admitted that he is aware that he is not eligible for a FOID card because of previous felony convictions.

Harnish told investigators he was holding the rifle and ammunition for a friend and was transporting it to another individual in Aurora when the traffic stop occurred.

Harnish is charged with the following:

• Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapon, a Class 4 felony
• Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapon, a Class 4 felony
• Unlawful Use or Possession of Weapons or Ammunition by Convicted Felons, a Class 3 felony
• Unlawful Use Firearm Projectiles, a Class 3 felony
• Possess Firearm without FOID Card, a Class 3 felony

The charges against Harnish are not proof of guilt. He is presumed innocent and entitled to fair trials at which it is the burden of the state to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

SOURCE: Aurora Police Department news release