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An Oak Lawn man was arrested in Macomb Monday afternoon following an investigation involving the McDonough County Sheriff’s office and the Department of Homeland Security Customs Enforcement.
According to a press release issued by the McDonough County Sheriff’s office, the Department of Homeland Security intercepted a package, sent from China with a destination address of 713 Reeveston Drive in Macomb, containing 1,000 tablets and 25 vials of anabolic steroids.
McDonough County deputies, along with the Macomb, Blandinsville, Bushnell and Colchester police departments set up a sting operation at approximately 2 p.m. Monday at 713 Reeveston Drive.
Eric A. Hardt, 26, of Oak Lawn, was arrested in front of the residence in his vehicle, with the open package of anabolic steroids. A search warrant executed at the residence resulted in the seizure of liquid hydrocodone and numerous syringes.
Hardt was charged with possession of a controlled substance (hydrocodone), a class 3 felony; possession of controlled substance with the intent to deliver (anabolic steroids), a class 4 felony; and possession of hypodermic syringes, a class A misdemeanor, and lodged in McDonough County Jail.
During a court appearance Tuesday afternoon in McDonough County Circuit Court,
Hardt’s bond was set at $5,000 and he given a preliminary court date of Jan. 4, 2012. He was appointed a public defender.
On the class 3 and 4 felony charges, Hardt faces between one and five years in state prison and a fine of up to $50,000. The class A misdemeanor charge is punishable by a up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
According to a press release issued by the McDonough County Sheriff’s office, the Department of Homeland Security intercepted a package, sent from China with a destination address of 713 Reeveston Drive in Macomb, containing 1,000 tablets and 25 vials of anabolic steroids.
McDonough County deputies, along with the Macomb, Blandinsville, Bushnell and Colchester police departments set up a sting operation at approximately 2 p.m. Monday at 713 Reeveston Drive.
Eric A. Hardt, 26, of Oak Lawn, was arrested in front of the residence in his vehicle, with the open package of anabolic steroids. A search warrant executed at the residence resulted in the seizure of liquid hydrocodone and numerous syringes.
Hardt was charged with possession of a controlled substance (hydrocodone), a class 3 felony; possession of controlled substance with the intent to deliver (anabolic steroids), a class 4 felony; and possession of hypodermic syringes, a class A misdemeanor, and lodged in McDonough County Jail.
During a court appearance Tuesday afternoon in McDonough County Circuit Court,
Hardt’s bond was set at $5,000 and he given a preliminary court date of Jan. 4, 2012. He was appointed a public defender.
On the class 3 and 4 felony charges, Hardt faces between one and five years in state prison and a fine of up to $50,000. The class A misdemeanor charge is punishable by a up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
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