Police apprehended another person on a firearm-related charge at Naperville Topgolf this weekend, putting the tally for the year at 12.
Yezreel Salter, 26, of Lynwood, was taken into custody Friday night on one count each of felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, transportation or possession of open alcohol by a driver and possession of 10 grams or less of cannabis.
Officers were performing a proactive foot patrol of the Topgolf parking lot at 3211 Odyssey Court when they observed suspected drugs, open alcohol and a handgun in plain view inside a parked, unoccupied Dodge Charger, according to Naperville police spokeswoman Kelley Munch.
An inquiry into the registered owner of the car, determined to be Salter, indicated he did not possess a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card, Munch said. Officers watched for the vehicle’s occupants to return, made contact with Salter as the driver and recovered an open bottle of tequila, cannabis and a loaded handgun, Munch said.
Salter’s next court appearance is scheduled for June 23, according to DuPage County court records.
With his arrest, there have now been a dozen gun-related arrests in or near the facility’s parking lot this year, Munch confirmed.
Most recently, police arrested Delfino Andrade Jr., 32, of Chicago, on May 24 outside the business on felony charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance.
In April alone, police made five such arrests in the facility’s lot.
Topgolf arrests this year started up again in early February after a nearly four-month break. Gun-related arrests outside the business have been making headlines for nearly two years.
Ahead of this year, Naperville police made 25 arrests on gun-related offenses outside Topgolf between August 2023 and October 2024.
