DES PLAINES, Ill. – The owner of a Des Plaines cannabis dispensary is facing aggravated assault charges after he allegedly racked a weapon inside the business while customers were present.
Daniel J. Nardo, 33, of Des Plaines, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of disorderly conduct in connection with the incident on Thursday, according to a statement from police.
About 1:41 p.m., officers were sent to UP Cannabis Dispensary, located at 1173 South Elmhurst Road, after a 22-year-old woman reported that Nardo, the owner and sole employee, was inside the business ingesting helium and racked what appeared to be a shotgun, the statement said.
Officers met the woman at a different location, where she told police her and a 20-year-old male friend went to the dispensary to purchase cannabis. Once inside, the woman said they saw Nardo ingesting what they thought to be helium or nitrous oxide.
Daniel J. Nardo, 33. (Des Plaines police)
The 20-year-old man was on his phone while the pair approached the counter, and began laughing at the conversation he was having, at which time he walked out of
