Crime & Safety
Cary Man Had 3 Guns, Cocaine, Mushrooms, 21 Pounds Of Pot: Cops
He's alleged to have been in possession of a pistol, two shotguns, marijuana, cocaine, mushrooms and drug paraphernalia.

CARY, IL — A Cary man, who was arrested on Friday with 21 pounds of marijuana, magic mushrooms, two shotguns and a pistol, is due in court on Thursday, according to reports.
Mark Priester, 39, of the zero to 100 block of West Frank Avenue, is being charged with possession of a controlled substance, manufacturing and delivering marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm without a firearm owner's identification card and possession of ammunition without a FOID card.
Priester had previously possessed a valid FOID card, but it had been revoked, according to the NW Herald.
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He was found in possession of 21 pounds of marijuana, over an ounce of psychadelic mushrooms, under an ounce of cocaine and an "assortment" of drug paraphernalia, court documents say.
The weapons he is charged with having are a 9 mm Smith & Wesson pistol, a 20 gauge and a 16 gauge shotgun. If convicted on the charge of manufacturing and delivering marijuana, Priester faces up to 30 years in prison, the NW Herald reported.
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His bond was set at $200,000.
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