Weapons Charge For Missing Wife Suspect

Former Police Officer Drew Peterson Turns Self In For Weapons Violation

(CBS/AP)  Months after naming a former suburban Illinois police sergeant as a suspect in his wife's disappearance, authorities issued a warrant Wednesday for his arrest on an unrelated weapons charge, officials said.

Drew Peterson turned himself in shortly after the warrant was issued. When asked for comment by CBS station WBBM in Chicago while leaving his home, Peterson just said, "I love you."

The gun, a semiautomatic assault rifle, was one of 11 seized during a search of Peterson's home Nov. 1, shortly after Stacy Peterson disappeared in late October, said his attorney, Joel Brodsky. He said police claim the rifle barrel was too short under Illinois law.

Brodsky said Peterson was still a police officer when the weapon was seized and officers are exempt from the length provision of the law. Peterson retired from the force after Stacy Peterson's disappearance.

Police are also investigating the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. She was found dead in a bathtub in 2004. Her death was initially ruled an accident.

After Stacy Peterson disappeared, Savio's body was exhumed and an autopsy determined she was the victim of a homicide.

The investigation into Stacy Peterson's disappearance has drawn worldwide media attention. Authorities have said they believe she is dead, and extensive searches have been conducted in forests, marshes, lakes and other areas in suburban Chicago.

The felony gun charge, unlawful use of a weapon, carries a penalty of up to five years in prison. Peterson was expected to post 10 percent of a $75,000 bond to be released, authorities said.

Peterson has been trying for months to persuade a judge to order the Illinois State Police to return the seized weapons. The judge already ordered police to return Peterson's vehicles and other belongings.

A court hearing was scheduled for Thursday on a proposal from Brodsky that ownership of the guns be transferred from Peterson to his adult son.

[usmcvn2]

They are trying to get him to "go off". The puzzy
left him. They can''t prove chit. No body---no prove!


I''m thinking she was taken by illegal mexicans! We got about 2 million of here in Chicago land area.

LOL

[ralan40]

.....I guess the public is safe....except whoever marries him....