A 20-year-old man who accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend as he played with a loaded gun in a Gurnee home last September has been sentenced to four years in prison. Isaiah J. Cole, 20, of Gurnee, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, possession of a stolen firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm without a FOID […]
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Zion man gets 19 years in prison on drug, weapon charges after skipping his own trial
A Zion man skipped his own trial on drug and weapon charges and was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Wednesday. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Brian A. Yarbor, 37, of Zion, was arrested on September 3 following a search of his home that turned up several grams of cocaine and […]
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10 years in prison for man charged with delivering large amount of cocaine, child endangerment in Marengo
A Schaumburg man who was charged with selling a large quantity of cocaine in Marengo while two children were inside his car has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Nyco T. Jackson, 24, of the 500 block of North Braintree Drive in Schaumburg, was indicted on three counts of unlawful possession with the intent […]
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Harvard man arrested after police find nearly 900 LSD tabs, $14,000 in cash during traffic stop
A Harvard man was arrested after police pulled over his speeding vehicle and found him in possession of nearly 900 tabs of LSD and $14,000 in cash on Friday. Alek A. Montemayor, 27, of the 1300 block of Northfield Court in Harvard, was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver between 30-500 grams, […]
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Waukegan man arrested for drug trafficking, illegally possessing two guns, police say
The sheriff’s office said that a wanted drug trafficker, who is a felon, was arrested on Monday and found in possession of two firearms and drugs in Waukegan. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group obtained an arrest warrant on April 27 for 20-year-old Sincere D. Geertz. Geertz, of the 0-100 block of North […]
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Ingleside man gets 6 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in McHenry County
An Ingleside man who sold drugs laced with fentanyl, causing the death of a 45-year-old woman in 2018, was sentenced to six years in prison, court records show. William C. Anderson, 31, of the 26100 block of West Lakeview Avenue in Ingleside, was indicted on seven counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and […]
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18-year-old man charged with possessing drugs, gun in Zion
An 18-year-old Zion man was arrested after officers found him in possession of a gun, drugs and a large amount of cash during a traffic stop on Thursday. A Zion police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle around 6:30 p.m. Thursday after it failed to stop at a stop sign. The driver, identified […]
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4 years in prison for McHenry man who possessed child porn
A McHenry man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing images of child pornography on his phone. Matthew P. Kus, 32, of the 3200 block of Vista Terrace in McHenry, pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography and one count of possession of a controlled substance. The […]
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Crystal Lake man sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling heroin
A 38-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison for retail theft and selling heroin in Crystal Lake after he did not comply with his original sentence. Brett J. Norris, 38, whose last known address was the Rockford Rescue Mission in Rockford, originally pleaded guilty to retail theft on May 4, 2017. He also […]