SYCAMORE –
SYCAMORE – One of the 11 men arrested on drug charges through collaboration of local law enforcement still is in jail on bond. One man was served a warrant while still in the DeKalb County Jail on other charges.
While nine of them were ordered to be released on their signatures or posted bail, Dangelo Henry, 34, of the 1100 block of West Lincoln Highway will stay in jail until Friday because he wasn’t in his apartment when a warrant was served – a violation of his electronic home monitoring.
Henry is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and, if convicted, could face four to 15 years, followed by two years of parole.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office secured warrants for 17 people last week and, with assistance from DeKalb and Sycamore police officers, arrested 11 of them, Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan said.
“It’s a culmination of a longer number of drug investigations we were working on,” Sullivan said. Chief Judge Robbin Stuckert said because Henry wasn’t home when the warrant was served, he’s staying in jail on the $75,000 attached to two warrants for his arrest.
Most recently, Henry is accused of selling cocaine and ecstasy to an undercover police officer.
“Your honor, I was down the hall,” Henry calmly argued during his bond hearing Tuesday afternoon.
“We’ll address that during a hearing,” Stuckert responded.
Henry will have an electronic home monitoring hearing at 1:30 p.m. Friday, when it also will be determined whether his lawyer, Brian Erwin, will keep him as a client.
Christopher T. Davis, 32, will be released on his signature as soon as he confirms he’s living at either Hope Haven or in the 800 block of North 11th Street, Stuckert ruled. He will continue to be on electronic home monitoring. He’s charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and accused of selling crack cocaine to an undercover cop.
Marcell L. Milam, 43, of DeKalb, charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Zachary P. Heyob, 30, also of Cortland, posted $300 to be released on a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana.
Joseph V. Puzzo, 31, of the 100 block of South Oak Street in Cortland, posted $1,000 bail Tuesday on charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and marijuana with intent to deliver. Court records show that after police served a search warrant at his home, he told them he’d bought the drugs at a music festival in Atlanta and brought them back to sell them in DeKalb County.
Robert L. Heckman, 29, of Sandwich, charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance he passed off as heroin, was released on his signature.
Tyler Busche of Genoa, who’s charged with unlawful possession of LSD, posted bail of $500.
Tasos Mazomenos, of the 900 block of Buckingham Lane in Sycamore, posted $500 Monday to be released on a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
Sean C. Thibault, 33, of Sycamore, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of firearm ammunition. Police said in court records that they found two packages of 45-caliber cartridges in his residence, along with marijuana and hydrocodone.
Brendan G. Elliott, 31, of Sycamore, faces a new charge of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, but he was easy to find – he’s been in the jail for some time on previous charges.
George N. Mazomenos, 32, of the 800 block of First Street in DeKalb, is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, and posted $500 Monday to be released. Police said in court records they found half a pound of marijuana in a safe at his home, and that he admitted to buying up to 2 pounds at a time from a DeKalb County source and then selling it to as many as a dozen people.
Warrant is still active for: Rashi L. Gant, 24, of DeKalb (unlawful delivery of marijuana)
Warrant is still active for: Alejandro D. Soto, 22, of DeKalb (unlawful delivery of a controlled substance – cocaine)
Warrant is still active for: Jake J. Panick, 21, of Elburn (unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to deliver)
Warrant is still active for: Andrew M. Kehoe, 20, of Sandwich (unlawful delivery of a controlled substance – heroin)
Warrant is still active for: Michael A. Tune, 30 (unlawful possession of a controlled substance). Tune is an inmate at Vienna Correctional Center, according to Illinois Department of Corrections records.
Going forward Sullivan 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 said that making the arrests didn’t require any extra man hours, and that no overtime was paid.
Sycamore police Cmdr. Mike Anderson said lending an officer to the effort didn’t result in any extra hours for the department.
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 arrest the offenders.
He said that 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.