A domestic battery investigation led to the seizure of illegal drugs and weapons and an arrest this week in rural Rochester.
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday that deputies responded to the call in the 7000 block of Lake Service Road on Sunday evening. Deputies found 18 firearms, including two reported as stolen, two fully-automatic AK-47 machine guns, two “ghost guns” with no serial numbers and one weapon with a defaced serial number.
The sheriff’s office said the search also turned up about two pounds of marijuana along with scales and packaging.
Charges against 39-year-old Larry Gillespie of Rochester include domestic battery and possession of a weapon by a felon. Gillespie is in the Sangamon County Jail.