Chicago cops arrest male on minor charges — then suspect gets in major trouble after courthouse security screening

When Chicago police arrested 23-year-old Philip Robinson late last month, police records show he was facing misdemeanor cannabis possession and resisting charges, CWB Chicago reported.

The next day — just after 9:30 a.m. July 29 — Robinson was taken for a court appearance, and the outlet said that “ordinarily, he would have been in and out of the courthouse within hours.”

‘Nice job by our correctional staff catching it upon intake.’

But Robinson’s X-ray security screening at the courthouse was anything but ordinary.

“Cook County Sheriff’s Office correctional staff recovered a loaded firearm” from Robinson — who was still in custody — “after it was detected during routine intake screening,” the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said. “The firearm — a 9mm Taurus loaded with 13 rounds including one in