An Iowa man was arrested Tuesday after authorities discovered a rifle with a laser sight in his hotel room overlooking Lake Michigan during the Fourth of July weekend, with police saying the hotel employee who spotted the gun "likely prevented a tragedy."
Keegan Casteel, 32, was arrested after cleaning staff alerted authorities that they had seen a rifle, a handgun and ammunition in his room, The Associated Press reported Tuesday. Casteel's room was on the 12th floor of the W Hotel with a window that looked over the Ohio Street Beach and Navy Pier, a major tourist attraction.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said the hotel staff member who alerted the police deserved praise.