Where defendant possessed loaded gun in public and fled with that gun when confronted by the police, possession of gun emboldened defendant’s possession of drugs, and sufficient nexus existed to apply sentencing enhancement.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by Judge David W. Dugan, Southern District of Illinois.In October 2020, police officers in Granite City, Illinois, observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation. The officers initiated a stop. When the vehicle stopped, the passenger, Derrick …