$48,854 Seized At Brooks Barber Shop During Police Raid

JOLIET, IL — This month's drug raid at the Brooks Barber Shop in the 2200 block of West Jefferson Street resulted in the Joliet Police Department's seizure of $48,854, plus more than 10 flat screen televisions, Coach purses, Milwaukee power saws and other merchandise, documents filed at the Will County Courthouse show.

A complaint has been opened by Will County prosecutors stemming from the Jan. 13 raid. Three charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, were filed against the Joliet barbershop owner, Terrance Brooks Sr., 41.

The petition also seeks to confiscate a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe belonging to Brooks. The document, filed an assistant Will County State's Attorney, asks a judge to find there is probable cause to make Brooks' property subject to police forfeiture.

Brooks, who lives in the 900 block of Sudbury Drive, still faces other pending drug charges from three years ago.

On Jan. 30, 2017, Brooks was indicted by a Will County grand jury in connection with three charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine. That case has yet to go to trial.

Will County Jail records indicate Brooks is now being held in detention without bail. He was taken into custody around 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 13.

Now, newly filed court documents indicate that Joliet police seized nearly $49,000 in cash from the barbershop, as well as numerous other items, including several Hitachi Flat Screen TVs.

Brooks has retained private legal counsel to represent himself in his latest case. Joliet criminal defense lawyer Marzell Richardson has entered an appearance on the defendant's behalf, court files show.

Last week, a judge granted an order to allow for the appointment of a special prosecutor to handle the case. The defendant's father, Rev. Herb Brooks, is a member of the Will County Board who serves as a Democratic officeholder as does Will County State's Attorney Jim Glasgow.

The barbershop has been sitting empty since the owner went to jail two weeks ago.

According to court documents, Joliet police confiscated the following items during the drug raid at the West Jefferson Street business: