Just before 2am on Tuesday morning, Carbondale Police Officers found 29-year-old Milik J. Hughes of Carbondale trespassing in a public park in the 1200 block of West Pleasant Hill Road.
Hughes was arrested for Criminal Trespass to Real Property. During the arrest, officers found Hughes was in possession of a loaded firearm with a defaced serial number and cannabis in violation of Possession Adult Use of Cannabis Act.
Officers charged Hughes with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Defacing Identification Markings on a Firearm in addition to the cannabis charges.
Hughes was incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail, pending a detention hearing.
The investigation into the incident remains active and ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the City of Carbondale Police Department at (618) 549-2121. You may also call the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677) or the Murphysboro/Jackson County anonymous tip line at (618) 687-COPS (2677). Anonymous tips may also be made by selecting the “Crime Stoppers” tab on this website’s main page.
