Crime & Safety
Suspected Cocaine Dealer Nabbed in New Lenox
The Joliet man was stopped this week near I-80 and Briggs and charged with two warrants and delivery of a controlled substance.
NEW LENOX, IL - A drug suspect from Joliet was arrested this week during a traffic stop in New Lenox.
Eustice M. Evans, 25 was charged with two felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine), two felony counts of manufacture/delivery of cocaine and having two outstanding warrants during the stop near I-80 and Briggs Street at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a New Lenox police report. The arrest was the result of an on-going narcotics investigation, police said.
Evans was wanted on one warrant from the Illinois Department of Corrections stemming from a parole violation connected to a residential burglary case and another from the Will County Sheriff's Office for failure to appear on a traffic offense.
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Police transferred Evans to the Will County Adult Detention Facility. His bond has been set at $25,000 for the drug charges in New Lenox and $15,000 for each of the two warrants.
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