Metal Knuckles Aren't Buckles

Police charged a 29-year-old man with unlawful use of a weapon, possession of cannabis and driving with a suspended driver’s license after police pulled him over in a traffic stop on March 25, reports said.

According to police, the driver of a Ford pickup truck was spotted twice changing lanes without signaling while driving southbound on Central Avenue from Oak Center and 99th Street.

Reports said the man told police he was driving on a ticket and was unsure if his license was suspended. Police also found a small bag of what later tested positive for marijuana and a set of metal knuckles.

The man claimed that the metal knuckles were belt buckles, but police said there was no way a belt could be attached, reports said.

Thomas Thiesen, 29, of the 10700 block of South Lyman in Chicago Ridge, was to appear in court today (April 12).