A drug dealer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the homicide of two McHenry County residents whom he sold drugs to and prosecutors say he also caused two other people’s deaths. Jarrail Ford-Gresham, 36, of Elgin, was charged in McHenry County in May 2024 with two counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class […]
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8 years in prison for convicted felon who brought gun into McHenry County Courthouse, ran from officers
A judge sentenced a convicted felon to eight years in prison after authorities say he brought a gun into the McHenry County Courthouse, without any reason to be at the courthouse, and then ran from officers in Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said a person attempted to enter through the west entrance of the […]
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Lake in the Hills man sentenced to almost 100 years in prison for murdering innocent victim after he left work in Huntley
A Lake in the Hills man has been sentenced to almost 100 years in prison for murdering an innocent man who was a passenger in a car, which honked at the suspect’s vehicle in Elgin, after the victims left work in Huntley. Dru K. Jarvis, 28, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in October […]
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10 years in prison for sex offender from Round Lake Park who solicited multiple children online for sex in McHenry County
A registered sex offender and Round Lake Park man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for soliciting multiple children online for sex in McHenry County in exchange for money and alcohol. The Algonquin Police Department received a report on June 21, 2025, of an adult male who had engaged in inappropriate contact with […]
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9 years in prison for man who injured 3 officers after they tracked stolen car using GPS in Crystal Lake
A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he ran from officers and fought with them, injuring three, after they used GPS to track a stolen vehicle to the parking lot of a Crystal Lake store. Wayne Mikulski, 46, of Monroe Center, was charged in May 2025 with possession of a stolen […]
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6 years in prison for felon found with nearly 400 guns, tens of thousands of rounds of ammo at Richmond home
A judge sentenced a man, who is a convicted felon, to six years in prison after he was found with nearly 400 guns, body armor and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition in his home. Jerome N. Ruckdeschel, 67, of Richmond, was indicted by a McHenry County grand jury on nearly a dozen felonies […]
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7 years in prison for Crystal Lake man who had large quantity of meth taped to himself, inside his vehicle in McHenry County
A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was found with a large quantity of meth taped to his body and in his vehicle in McHenry County. Sean Schipper, 61, of Crystal Lake, was charged in February 2025 with methamphetamine delivery, possession of methamphetamine over 100 grams, manufacturing or […]
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5 years in prison for Crystal Lake man, former Deerfield school coach who possessed child sexual abuse videos
A Crystal Lake man, who was a volunteer wrestling coach at Deerfield High School, was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing horrific videos of children being sexually assaulted. Alexander E. Cohen, 35, of Crystal Lake, was charged in May 2025 with 10 counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. He […]
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‘Enough is enough’: 12+ years in prison for Marengo woman’s 6th DUI after seriously injuring herself in prior DUI crash
A Marengo woman was sentenced to over 12 years in prison after she was caught driving drunk for the sixth time — driving into oncoming traffic and crashing in Marengo — and then later causing a separate DUI crash that left her seriously injured in Crystal Lake. Kathie L. Zaremba, 62, of Marengo, was stopped […]