4 Face Felony Charges for Selling Drugs at LITH Bar

Three McHenry County men have been arrested and one is still on the lam for allegedly selling drugs out of a bar in Lake in the Hills.

All four face felony drug charges after a joint investigation by the Lake in the Hills Police Department and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force. The investigation was sparked by numerous complaints of patrons selling cocaine inside the bar, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

During the undercover operation, detectives purchased approximately seven grams of cocaine from the four men, police said. On Friday, three of the men, Victor E. Velasco, 39, of Lakemoor; Jason M. Siberbauer, 25, of Lake in the Hills; and Lukas Cerniauskas, 22, of Crystal Lake were taken into custody, police said.

During Velasco’s arrest, detectives seized an additional 29.5 grams of cocaine, 6 vials of steroids, 37 pills of steroids, three (3) digital scales, 5 Xanax pills, and $3,446.00. Velasco was a parolee. The street value of the cocaine seized is estimated to be approximately $3,600, according to the news release.

A fourth man, Christopher S. Caceres of Cary, is still wanted on drug charges, police said.

The arrests on Friday involved members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force; Drug Enforcement Administration; Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group; Lake County Sheriff's Office Gang Task Force; Lake in the Hills Police Department; Crystal Lake Police Department; and the McHenry County Sheriff's Police.