Island Lake man facing drug, weapons charges
An Island Lake man is facing multiple charges following a violent confrontation with another man in Wauconda, police said Friday.
Brandon A. Hasenbuhler, 25, of the 4100 block of Beech Street, put an acquaintance into a headlock and threatened him with a gun, police said.
Drugs also were found in Hasenbuhler's car and two handguns in a Lakemoor storage locker, of which one had a damaged serial number, police said.
The confrontation, at an apartment on the 100 block of South Maple Avenue, was reported to police shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday. Hasenbuhler was taken into custody later that day, police said.
Hasenbuhler is charged with aggravated battery by strangulation, possession of cannabis, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and possession of a defaced firearm.
He was remanded to Lake County jail after a court appearance, police said.