An Illinois man who police say shot himself in the leg while he was dreaming about burglars has been charged with firearms offenses, officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 62-year-old Lake Barrington man survived the accidental April shooting, and no one else was hurt, the Lake County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was charged with possessing a firearm with a revoked Firearm Owners Identification, which is required in Illinois, and reckless discharge of a firearm, the sheriff\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man was arrested on a warrant Monday and is free after he posted bond, the sheriff’s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shooting happened about 9:50 p.m. April 10, and first responders needed to use a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, the sheriff’s office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man “had a dream that someone was breaking into his home” and fired a .357-caliber revolver, it said. The bullet went into the bed, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When he fired, he shot himself and apparently woke up from the dream,” the sheriff’s office statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investigators found no evidence of a burglary, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was not clear from the statement why the firearm identification card, called a FOID, had been revoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Online court records did not appear to show an attorney for the man, who was charged Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n