URBANA â A Champaign man in custody, charged with trying to kill police with gunfire earlier this month, has also been charged with having drugs for sale and stolen guns.
Lawrence Lewis III, 27, of the 1600 block of Sheffield Road, was arraigned Wednesday on five felony counts stemming from a Champaign police investigation of a shooting that took place Sept. 26.
Assistant Stateâs Attorney Brooke Hinman said police went to the Sheffield Road home because a man had been shot. No one has been charged with the shooting.
Based on what they saw in plain view â guns and drugs â the officers obtained a search warrant and returned.