A judge sentenced a 42-year-old Rockford man to nine years in prison after he sold heroin and cocaine to a man who died when he ingested the drugs at a Wonder Lake home. Eric Williams, 42, of the 5900 block of Garrett Lane in Rockford, was indicted and charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, […]
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Texas man arrested after Lake County sheriff canine finds 2 kilos of cocaine during traffic stop in Waukegan
A Texas man was arrested after Lake County Sheriff’s Canine Duke found over two kilograms of cocaine in a car during a traffic stop in Waukegan, police said. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Greenwood Avenue at the Amstutz Expressway in Waukegan around 1:15 p.m. Friday. Lake County […]
18 years in prison for man found with 44 pounds of cocaine in McHenry County
A 37-year-old Harvard man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday after police found him in possession of 44 pounds of cocaine, worth over $600,000, in 2020. Justin J. Pena, 37, of the 800 block of West Metzen Street in Harvard, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to […]
Waukegan man brought someone else’s urine with him to foil probation drug test, but it tested positive for drugs, police say
A Waukegan man tried bringing purchased urine, which he thought was clean, to pass his court-ordered drug test, the sheriff’s office said. The urine tested positive for cocaine. Jerrold Hayes, 53, of the 900 block of Woodlawn Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with defrauding a drug and alcohol screening test. Hayes was required to provide […]
Jury convicts Rockford man of selling cocaine and heroin that killed man in Wonder Lake
A jury found a Rockford man guilty of drug-induced homicide Wednesday for selling heroin and cocaine to a 31-year-old man, who died after ingesting the drugs at a home in Wonder Lake. Eric Williams, 42, of the 5900 block of Garrett Lane in Rockford, was indicted and charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a […]