BELLEVILLE, IL. (KMOX) - A man who carried a loaded .357 Magnum handgun onto a Metro bus has been charged.

Belleville police say Anteres Parker of Washington Park was spotted with the weapon at a bus stop in the 6100 block of West Main Street.    he boarded the bus but police stopped the bus and Parker was taken into custody.

He was charged with Aggravated Unlawful use of a Weapon and jailed on $50,000 bail.

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