Mount Prospect man facing weapons, battery, drug charges

A Mount Prospect man is facing multiple charges after police responded to a domestic battery complaint early Sunday morning.

Police said they were called to a convenience store about 3:20 a.m. Sunday for a report of a domestic battery at a nearby apartment complex.

The victim, a pregnant woman, reported being beaten by 33-year-old Antony Hernandez at the apartment where they both lived. Officers observed injuries to the woman's face. The woman also reported Hernandez had threatened her with a loaded firearm.

Police went to the apartment on the 300 block of West Enterprise Drive and spoke with Hernandez about the domestic battery complaint, authorities said.

At the apartment, officers searched Hernandez and recovered a bag with a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine and an unspent bullet. A search of the apartment yielded a firearm and another bag filled with white powder, police said.

Hernandez was taken into custody and a day later charged with multiple felonies, including aggravated battery, domestic battery, possession of weapons by a felon and unlawful possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver.

His bail was set at $300,000. Hernandez must post $30,000 to be released from jail.

His next hearing is Sept. 15 at the Rolling Meadows courthouse.