La Grange police arrested a Brookfield man on parole from a state prison who was later charged with numerous felonies for allegedly aiming a loaded handgun at three people outside a popular Ogden Avenue bar on the morning of Aug. 4.
Stanley P. Wisniowicz, 47, who has been staying with family members in Brookfield since being paroled six months ago after serving a two-year sentence for theft, allegedly got into an argument with two men and a woman in the parking lot outside Brixie's Saloon, 9526 Ogden, at about 2:20 a.m. that day after making a comment to the 27-year-old Hanover Park woman as she hopped on the back of a motorcycle.
Police said an argument then ensued, which led Wisniowicz to pull out a Smith & Wesson .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol and aim it at the woman and two men with her. He then ran west before police arrived and was found by La Grange officers a block away at the Citgo/7-Eleven at Ogden and East avenues a little more than a block away.
He was subsequently charged with three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a stolen firearm, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, possession of a firearm without a firearm owners identification card and possession of ammunition without a valid FOIA card.
A police dog from Wood Dale found the gun in some bushes near a vacant Moose Lodge behind the bar.
Police said the gun was reported stolen during the overnight hours of July 19 from a home in Brookfield, although the gunman has not been linked to that crime.
In 2001, Wisniowicz was convicted on three counts of residential burglary and received a 10-year sentence. He was also convicted of residential burglary in 1987 and 1997. His first conviction was at age 23 for attempted burglary in 1986. He also has convictions for theft and for possession of a controlled substance.
Wisniowicz is being held in Cook County Jail on a $500,000 bond. His next court date is Wednesday, Aug. 12.
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