York County defendant indicted in federal court

YORK – A 31-year-old Illinois woman who pleaded not guilty in York County District Court to having 10 pounds of methamphetamine in her car at the I...

November 26, 2022
1:08 AM

YORK – A 31-year-old Illinois woman who pleaded not guilty in York County District Court to having 10 pounds of methamphetamine in her car at the I-80 rest area west of York has been indicted in federal court.Monica Morales of Mount Prospect, Illinois, was locally charged with possession of more than 140 grams of methamphetamine, which is a Class 1D felony, that carries a possible maximum sentence of 20 years to life in prison; being in the possession of a deadly weapon while committing a felony, a Class 2 felony, which carries a possible maximum sentence of 1-50 years in prison; and having no drug tax stamp, a Class 4 felony, which carries a possible maximum sentence of two years in prison with 12 months of post-release supervision.

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