Drug Dealer Grabs Gun From Officer's Holster: Police

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL -- A Carpentersville man was pulled over for allegedly using an electronic device while driving and was subsequently arrested for attempting to disarm a police officer and for attempting to deliver marijuana, police said. Officers conducted the traffic stop on Virginia Road and Darlington Lane in Crystal Lake at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, according to a news release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said they noticed the smell of marijuana and searched the vehicle.

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During the search, they found 59 grams of marijuana packaged in roughly one-ounce baggies; 13 Xanax bars; a scale and packaging material; and $620 in cash, police said. The driver, who was identified as Jordon D. Linson-Currie, 23, got into a "brief scuffle" with authorities when they tried to take him into custody, according to the news release.

He is accused of then trying to grab one of the deputy's firearms and pulling it from the holster, according to authorities. He was eventually taken into custody without further incident and taken to the McHenry County Correctional Facility.

He has been charged with attempting to disarm a police officer; two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver; possession of a controlled substance; 30 to 100 grams of possession of a controlled substance; and resisting arrest. Bond has been set at $70,000.

Linson-Currie is next expected in court on Aug. 21.

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