The owner of a smoke shop in Zion was arrested and accused of selling drugs out of his store and also randomly brandishing a machete at different customers, telling one that he was going to “cut your head off.” The Zion Police Department responded on April 16 to a call of an aggravated assault at […]
Tag: drug dealing
Posted inLake County
Pre-trial release denied for food truck owner from Beach Park accused of selling cocaine near Waukegan school
A judge denied pre-trial release to a Beach Park woman, who is a food truck owner, after she allegedly sold cocaine near a school in Waukegan and trafficked drugs in the Lake County area. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) said Tuesday they have concluded an investigation that resulted in the arrest […]
Posted inLake County
Food truck owner from Beach Park arrested for allegedly selling cocaine near middle school in Waukegan
A Beach Park woman, who is a food truck owner, was arrested after detectives say she was caught selling cocaine near a school in Waukegan and trafficking drugs in the Lake County area. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) said Tuesday they have concluded an investigation that resulted in the arrest of […]
Posted inMcHenry County
4 years in prison for Woodstock man convicted of dealing large amount of cocaine in McHenry County
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to four years in prison after prosecutors say he was caught drug dealing large amounts of cocaine while under police surveillance. Jose Garcia, 30, of Woodstock, pleaded guilty earlier this month to unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony. McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt sentenced […]
Posted inLake County
Lindenhurst woman charged with selling cocaine multiple times near church daycare during school hours
Prosecutors say a Lindenhurst woman sold cocaine to undercover detectives on numerous occasions in Lake County, including near a church daycare during school hours. Jessica M. Draper, 33, of Lindenhurst, was charged with manufacturing or delivery of cocaine near a school, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Lake […]
Posted inMcHenry County
5 years in prison for man convicted of possessing backpack with large amount of meth in Woodstock
A judge sentenced a man to five years in prison for possessing a backpack with a large amount of methamphetamine when officers stopped him outside of a drug house in Woodstock. James E. Ramirez, 38, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, was charged in January 2021 with meth delivery between 15 and 100 grams, possession of […]