Man arrested near Obama's home, Gun, bulletproof vest allegedly found in his car

Man arrested near Obama's home
Gun, bulletproof vest allegedly found in his car in Kenwood neighborhood
By Angela Rozas and John McCormick | Chicago Tribune reporters
1:41 PM CDT, September 23, 2008
A man was arrested near Sen. Barack Obama's home Tuesday morning after he refused to leave the area and a gun was found in his car, Chicago police said.

The man, who has not been charged, approached the security perimeter of Obama's residence, which is about a block from his Kenwood neighborhood home, at about 5 a.m. and was stopped by a Chicago police officer assigned to the U.S. Secret Service security detail, said Monique Bond, spokeswoman for Chicago police.

The man drove up in his vehicle and got out of the car, and "appeared to be intoxicated," she said. The officer spoke with the man, who then left and returned shortly, she said. The officer questioned the man again, and then found a weapon in his vehicle, she said. The man, who does have a criminal history, did not threaten Obama, she said.

"He was not considered to be an imminent threat and he didn't make any threats," she said.
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