SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County jail has 10 new residents this morning after police arrested 11 men on drug charges, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
The arrests were made thanks to cooperation between the sheriff’s office and DeKalb and Sycamore police, and warrants were secured late last week, Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan said.
“It’s a culmination of a longer number of drug investigations we were working on,” Sullivan said.
The following men will have bond hearings this afternoon at the DeKalb County Courhouse:
Christopher T. Davis, 32, of DeKalb, charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
Dangelo P. Henry, 34, of DeKalb, charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
Marcell L. Milam, 43, of DeKalb, charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Zachary P. Heyob, 30, of Cortland, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
Joseph V. Puzzo, 31, of Cortland, charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver
Robert L. Heckman, 29, of Sandwich, charged with unlawful delivery of a look-alike substance (heroin)
Tyler Busche, 23, of Genoa, charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance (LSD)
Tasos Mazomenos, 31, of Sycamore, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver
Sean C. Thibault, 33, of Sycamore, charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of firearm ammunition
Brendan G. Elliott, 31, of Sycamore, charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance
Georgeo N. Mazomenos, 32, of DeKalb, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver
All told, 17 warrants were secured, and the following people are still being sought:
Rashi L. Gant, 24, of DeKalb, charged with unlawful delivery of marijuana
Alejandro D. Soto, 22, of DeKalb, charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine)
Jake J. Panick, 21, of Elburn, charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver
Andrew M. Kehoe, 20, of Sandwich, charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (heroin)
Michael A. Tune, 30, of Vienna Correctional Center, charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Sullivan (shown) said it's common for the three law enforcement agencies to share resources in situations such as this, in the name of public safety.
“Obviously, it benefits the community to get these offenders off the street and for them to have to answer through the court process,” he said.
He added that making the arrests didn't require any extra man hours, and that no overtime was paid.
DeKalb Police Cmdr. Bob Redel (shown left, alongside Deputy Chief John Petragallo) said the department's Targeted Response Unit was able to adjust its hours so that extra officers and hours were needed to collar the offenders.
He said although 11 of the 17 have been arrested, several of them accused of dealing drugs, vigilance must continue.
“Anytime you can get guys off the streets who are selling drugs, there’s a big impact,” Redel said. “We’ve got to keep pushing forward, though, because once they get arrested, someone will likely replace them.”
Anyone with information of the whereabouts of the six wanted individuals should contact DeKalb County Crime Stoppers at 815-895-3272 or crimestoppers@dekalbcounty.org. You can remain anonymous and might be eligible for a $1,000 reward.