A Round Lake Beach man was sentenced to five years in prison for shooting at another man during a 2020 drug deal that went bad in Park City. The Park City Police Department responded to a residence in July 2020 for a report of shots fired. Officers received information that a vehicle pulled up to […]
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Probation for woman charged with child endangerment, selling cocaine in McHenry County
A woman charged with selling a large quantity of cocaine in Marengo while two young children were inside her car has been sentenced to probation. Morgan N. Martino, 26, of the 1000 block of 10th Street in LaSalle, was charged in November 2020 with unlawful possession with the intent to deliver cocaine, unlawful possession of […]
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$500K bond for man who allegedly provided cocaine that was sold to undercover officers in McHenry County
A Utah man was arrested after he allegedly provided the cocaine that was sold by an apparent middleman to an undercover police officer in McHenry County. Armando Santana-Rojas, 55, of the 6500 block of South Greenmeadow Way in Salt Lake City, Utah, was charged with manufacturing or delivery of cocaine, a Class X felony, and […]
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Man charged with shooting woman after reported drug deal in Lakemoor neighborhood
A McHenry man was ordered held on a $600,000 bond after he was charged with shooting a woman with a shotgun following a reported drug deal in Lakemoor in March. Oscar O. Santana, 36, of the 100 block of Maple Street in McHenry, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a […]
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6 years in prison for Chicago man who sold drugs in Crystal Lake man’s fatal overdose
A judge sentenced a Chicago man to six years in prison for selling drugs that led to a 36-year-old Crystal Lake man’s fatal overdose. Pablo Nieves, 59, of the 1800 block of North St. Louis Avenue in Chicago, pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class […]
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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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2nd man charged in robbery, murder of Gurnee man
A second man has been charged with murder after a 21-year-old Gurnee man was fatally shot in May during a drug deal that turned into a robbery, police said. Jordae Wilson, 19, of the 2500 block of Jackson Street in Waukegan, and Donterrance M. Nixon, 22, of the 600 block of Lenox Avenue in Waukegan, […]
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Two teens charged with shooting man in Gurnee
Two teens have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that left a 20-year-old man hospitalized last week in Gurnee, police said. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 5:50 p.m. October 5 to the area of Dilleys Road and Nations Drive for a report of a gunshot victim. Officers […]
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3 teens arrested after 13-year-old robbed at knifepoint in Lake Forest
Three teens were charged after allegedly robbing a 13-year-old at knifepoint during a drug deal gone bad in Lake Forest Tuesday afternoon, police said. Kevon L. Jones, 18, of the 1900 block of Ashland Ave in Evanston, was charged with aggravated robbery, and two 17-year-old boys, whose names will not be released because they are […]