Man faces cocaine, gun charges in Naperville
An Aurora man is facing gun and drug charges after a stolen vehicle investigation by Naperville police.
Dionte Neutstadter, 46, of the 500 block of Grosvenor Lane, is charged with possessing almost 775 grams of cocaine and a gun modified to fire automatically, both felonies, according to a news release from the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office.
He is also charged with felony aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, felony unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon and misdemeanor fleeing and eluding police.
In January, Naperville police were alerted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau about a 2024 Ford F150 Raptor pickup truck with Tennessee license plates. The NICB believed it was stolen and had been seen several times in Naperville, according to court records.
Police saw the vehicle Jan. 15 at a gasoline station on North Aurora Road and tried to stop it for a traffic violation. The truck took off.
They identified Neustadter as the driver of the vehicle and arrested him Feb. 24 on the 1100 block of East Ogden Avenue.
Police say they found 21 grams of cocaine on him when he was arrested.
When they searched his home, they found a stolen Ford Raptor key fob; a .22-caliber pistol, modified with an automatic switch, that had been reported stolen in Country Club Hills; four loaded pistols, one of which was reported stolen in Whiteside County; a loaded, shortened AR-15-style rifle with no serial number; a loaded handgun with a defaced serial number; $47,120 in cash; and 753 grams of cocaine.
According to the prosecutors’ petition for pretrial detention, Neustadter has felony convictions for possession of a controlled substance, manufacture/delivery of cocaine and aggravated battery of a peace officer.
He also has arrest warrants in Cook County for an aggravated domestic battery case and fleeing-and-eluding charges out of Arlington Heights and Palatine.
A judge granted prosecutors’ request to detain Neustadter pretrial. His next court date is March 23.