Elgin Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Prison

ELGIN, IL — An Elgin man found guilty in June of dealing heroin has been sentenced to prison. A press release from the State's Attorney's Office says Safandre Lindsey, 37, will serve 18 years.

During a six-day period in May 2015, Lindsey sold heroin to an undercover officer a total of three times, according to evidence presented by the State's Attorney.

“Heroin is a deadly drug that presents a grave danger within our community, and there are substantial consequences to those who sell it,” said Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney William Engerman, the Felony Trials Bureau's chief.

From the release:

On May 22, 2015, Lindsey sold less than a gram of heroin for $80 in the 1-99 block of Clock Tower Plaza, Elgin, about 950 feet from a park in the 200 block of National Street, Elgin

On May 25, 2015, Lindsey sold less than a gram of heroin for $100 in the 100 block of South Gifford Street, Elgin, a location that is less than 1,000 feet from a church

On May 27, 2015, Lindsey sold less than 7 grams of cocaine for $200 in the 100 block of South Gifford Street, Elgin, a location that is less than 1,000 feet from a church

Lindsey was found guilty of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, a class X felony, and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park, a class 1 felony. Lindsey waived his right to a jury trial.

Lindsey has already spent 1,112 days in the Kane County jail, so his 18-year sentence will end in nearly 15 years.

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