A Lake County Judge has ordered a Beach Park homeowner accused of possessing and selling two pounds of cocaine and $500K in cash detained in jail pending trial, despite the homeowner being a victim of a January home invasion. Alan C. Solganick, 67, of the 38200 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was […]
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Beach Park homeowner, a home invasion victim, is charged with manufacturing and selling two pounds of cocaine
A Beach Park homeowner, a victim of a home invasion in January, has been charged by authorities for possessing drugs and guns after police found him with two pounds of cocaine and $500K in cash. Alan C. Solganick, 67, of the 38200 block of North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, was the victim of a […]
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Ingleside man charged for cocaine distribution allegedly attempted to cheat drug screening using fake “device”
A Lake County prosecutor said in court that an Ingleside man charged with manufacturing and selling cocaine attempted to beat a court-ordered drug test using a fake “device” filled with someone else’s urine. Julian Morales-Campos, 21, of Ingleside, appeared in Lake County’s First Appearance Court Saturday on a Class X felony charge of manufacture and […]
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Crystal Lake man pleads guilty to possessing cocaine and loaded gun at Crystal Lake Metra station
A 22-year-old Crystal Lake man was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to charges he was carrying a loaded gun and possessed cocaine at the Crystal Lake Metra train station, court records show. Benjamin K. Sherwood, 22, formally pleaded guilty in McHenry County Court to the Class 1 felony count of delivery […]
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Crystal Lake man sentenced to 7 years in prison for possession of cocaine during traffic stop
A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to serve 7 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine with intent to deliver. Philip John Dawson, 37, from Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty to the Class 1 felony charge in front of Judge Mark R. Gerhardt on Oct. […]
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Federal prosecutors charge North Chicago man with distributing $1.6 million worth of cocaine
A North Chicago man is in federal custody after he was charged with trafficking and distributing almost 50 kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated $1.6 million. Gilberto Almanza, 44, of North Chicago, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on two counts of distribution of a controlled substance, one count of possession of a […]
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18 years in prison for man found holding $500K of cocaine for cartel in Lake in the Hills warehouse
A judge has sentenced a man to 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of possessing over $500,000 in cocaine that was shipped to a Lake in the Hills warehouse by a Mexican drug cartel. Juan C. Sanchez-Cacho, 44, of the 2300 block of Arrow Street in Carpentersville, was charged with manufacturing and […]
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Duo charged with delivering large amount of cocaine, child endangerment in McHenry County
A man and woman are facing felony charges for selling a large quantity of cocaine to a confidential informant in Marengo while two children were inside their car during the transaction. Nyco T. Jackson, 24, of the 500 block of North Braintree Drive in Schaumburg, and Morgan N. Martino, 24, of the 1000 block of […]
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Woodstock man sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling cocaine
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for selling cocaine after police found 282 grams of cocaine in his possession. Jeremiah B. Pedersen, 36, of Woodstock, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, a Class X felony, in front of Judge Robert Wilbrandt. Pedersen was pulled […]