Flossmoor Man Sold Pot Just Feet from School: Police

A Flossmoor man was arrested for selling marijuana from his home near an elementary school, and police are investigating whether a gun found in his possession was used in a murder, according to reports.

Geno A. Allen, 25, of the 2800 block of Alexander Crescent, was charged with possession of marijuana, selling marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and armed violence after Flossmoor police executed a search warrant Dec. 5 on his residence.

The home, which is owned by Allen’s mother, is 635 feet, door to door, from Heather Hill Elementary School, according to the report. No charges were filed against Allen’s mother, Deputy Chief Tod Kamleiter said.

Police recovered 162 grams of marijuana, Kamleiter said, adding that more charges would most likely be filed against Allen as the investigation continues.

Along with the pot, police also found more than $700 in cash and a loaded Smith and Wesson Model 645 .45 caliber handgun in the house, the report stated. The handgun was on the floor next to the living room couch when police searched the house, the report added. Allen later told police he was sitting on the couch when officers arrived.

Police ran a computer check on the handgun and found it had been reported stolen to Buffalo Grove police in June 2006, the report stated. While he was being questioned by police, Allen said he had the gun for protection from being robbed, and he purchased it for $350 from a friend more than a year ago.

That friend said his cousin, who went by the name “Boogeyman,” had stolen the gun originally and had recently been arrested for murder in Chicago, the report stated. Allen told police he had no information about the murder or the real name of Boogeyman.

Investigators are waiting for a ballistics report on the gun to come back from the Illinois State Police crime lab to see if it had been used in a murder, Kamleiter said.

Allen’s case is still under investigation, he added.