A 25-year-old man who was found with $820,000 worth of cannabis at his residence in Woodstock has been sentenced to six years in prison. Lucas D. Nutter, 25, of the 3000 block of Alden Road in Woodstock, was charged with one count of manufacturing or delivering cannabis over 5,000 grams, a Class X felony, and […]
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$1 million bond for convicted felon from Waukegan accused of drug trafficking in Lake County
The sheriff’s office announced they arrested a convicted felon from Waukegan following a lengthy drug trafficking investigation in Lake County where they recovered guns and a large quantity of drugs. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group concluded a month-long investigation into Deonte L. Johnson, 34, of the 1500 block of North Avenue in […]
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Convicted felon sentenced to 2 years in prison for possessing 10 rifles and handguns, drugs near Cary
A Cary man, who is a convicted felon, has been sentenced to two years in prison after he was found in possession of 10 rifles and handguns along with drugs, court records show. Michael J. Destefano, 54, of the 5600 block of Arbor Villa Drive in unincorporated Cary, was indicted on charges of 10 counts […]
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Police seize LSD, 2 pounds of mushrooms, cannabis and significant amount of money in Antioch
Police seized a large quantity of LSD, mushrooms, cannabis and a “significant amount of money” inside an 18-year-old man’s apartment in Antioch, officials said. The Antioch Police Department received a call of a disturbance around 7:45 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of Drom Court in Antioch. Officers had contact during the investigation with an […]
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Lake County sheriff canine helps arrest armed suspect who crashed, fled from officers in Third Lake
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Canine Boomer helped take down a man who fled from a crash on foot while armed with a gun in Third Lake Saturday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:30 a.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 45 and Washington Street in Third Lake for a three-vehicle crash with […]
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2 men arrested after police find over a kilogram of heroin during traffic stop near Lake Forest
Two men were arrested last week after a police officer who stopped them for speeding found over a kilogram of heroin in their vehicle near Lake Forest. A Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducted a traffic stop on a 2016 Nissan Frontier around 6 p.m. on November 16. The deputy noticed the driver was speeding […]
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Officers arrest man in Zion after finding fentanyl and untraceable AR-15 ‘ghost gun’
Police say they arrested a felon from Waukegan after finding him in possession of an AR-15 “ghost gun,” fentanyl and other drugs in Zion. William Gilbert, 40, of Waukegan, was charged with four counts of resisting a peace officer, two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, two counts of […]
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7 years in prison for Crystal Lake man found with multiple guns, large amount of cannabis
A Crystal Lake man was sentenced to seven years in prison for possessing multiple guns and a pound of cannabis, which was found during a traffic stop. Antione Belford, 23, of the 3600 block of Deep Wood Drive in Crystal Lake, was charged with armed habitual criminal, eight counts of unlawful possession of a firearm […]
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Man from Mexico arrested after police find 6 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop in Libertyville
Officers arrested a Mexican national last week after discovering six pounds of marijuana in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Libertyville, authorities said. Irving E. Galvez-Ruiz, 28, of the 200 block of Laguna De Pastores in Colima, Mexico, was charged with unlawful possession with intent to deliver 2000-5000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession […]