Overview
- Local officers stopped and arrested a 31-year-old Oak Lawn man in Mokena after finding him in the roadway and later discovered several Molotov cocktails inside his backpack.
- Police said the man had a backpack and a blue blanket at the scene and initially gave a false name to officers during the arrest.
- The FBI, the State Fire Marshal's Office and the ATF joined the local probe to handle explosive-forensics and arson-related work.
- Prosecutors allege investigators found a hand-drawn map and evidence of threats toward the Orland Park Prayer Center, and local authorities notified area mosques as a precaution.
- The suspect faces charges of unlawful use of a weapon and obstructing a peace officer, was the subject of a detention request by prosecutors, and has been placed on electronic monitoring while the ATF and federal partners continue their investigation.