Kalen Stallings (29, Joliet) – charged with Armed Violence, Armed Habitual Criminal, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by Felon, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Aggravated Unlawful Possession of Weapon, Motor Vehicle Theft, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Theft, Criminal Trespass to Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Fleeing and Eluding a Peace Officer, Resisting/Obstructing a Peace Officer, and Driving While License Suspended.

On December 8, 2025, at 6:33 p.m., Officers responded to an apartment in the 1000 block of Lois Place for a report of a theft. Upon arrival, Officers learned that a man identified as Stallings had stolen a handgun owned by his ex-girlfriend from a closet during an argument.

During a search of the area, Officers located Stallings in the rear seat of a running Kia Sportage in the parking lot. Stallings ignored orders given by Officers and climbed into the front seat and drove away from the Officers.

As Officers attempted to stop him, Stallings abandoned the Kia and continued to run from Officers. Officers engaged in a foot pursuit, tracking Stallings through the residential complex until he was located in the parking lot of the1800 block of Asbury Circle. There, Officers discovered Stallings inside a Hyundai Elantra occupied by the vehicle’s owner to further avoid arrest.

Stallings exited this vehicle and continued to run from Officers until eventually stopping and being placed into custody without further incident. Stallings was not known to the male occupant of the Elantra.

It was alleged that Stallings had stolen the keys to the Kia from the same apartment where he had stolen the handgun. The handgun was recovered from the Kia following Stalling’s arrest.

Stallings was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center by the Joliet Fire Department after he reported an illness at the Joliet Police Department. At the hospital, he was found to be in possession of suspected cocaine.

Upon release from the hospital, Stallings was processed at the Joliet Police Department and was transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility.