A total of three teenagers were arrested, including one who was armed, following a disturbance on Saturday at the Cinemark movie theater at the Louis Joliet Mall, police stated.
The incident was reported at approximately 7:44 p.m. when an officer assigned to a "contract security detail" at the mall was notified by security about a disturbance at the theater, according to authorities.
As officers responded, they were informed that one of the individuals involved may be armed with a handgun, authorities said. Officers arrived on scene and learned two male individuals and a female exited the theater and ran through the parking lot after staff attempted to escort them from the property, police stated.
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Officers chased the suspects and were able to apprehend them in a nearby hotel parking lot. A 17-year-old boy, who was found with a handgun, was arrested for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, mob action and disorderly condition, according to authorities.
Two other individuals, a 16-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl, were arrested for mob action and disorderly conduct, according to police.
