It doesn’t get much more Chicago than this.
A felon charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a man while working as a security guard earlier this year posted just $5,000 to get out of jail — and cops caught him with another gun Wednesday, according to prosecutors.
Alphonso Walton, 40, was guarding a West Side liquor store when he shot a 28-year-old man six times during a fight on February 12, according to the state’s allegations. Cops arrested him at the scene, and prosecutors charged him with attempted murder, aggravated battery by discharging a firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Doctors had to remove the victim’s kidney and spleen, prosecutor said.
Walton was ordered held without bail during his first appearance in bond court on February 14. The next month, Judge Edward Maloney allowed Walton to go home by paying a $5,000 deposit bond, according to prosecutors.
Wednesday, police pulled Walton over for a traffic violation in the 7700 block of South Cottage Grove. They found a loaded handgun with an extended ammunition magazine under the floor mat, prosecutors said Thursday.
Walton admitted that the gun was his and told police it can produce automatic fire, an assistant state’s attorney said. Police said the gun was reported stolen in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Prosecutors on Thursday charged Walton with a fresh count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Judge Charles Beach ordered him held without bail for violating the terms of bond in the attempted murder case. If Walton becomes eligible to post bail on the new charge, Beach said he’ll need to put down $10,000 and go on electronic monitoring.
Walton received a 10-year sentence for a 2003 robbery in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, prosecutors said.