Cops Find Cannabis In Midlothian Man's Ceiling Tiles: Prosecutor

MIDLOTHIAN, IL -- A Midlothian man was arrested after police found marijuana in the ceiling tiles of his bedroom, prosecutors said. Kyle Hargis, 21, appeared before Cook County Judge John Gallagher on a charge of manufacture and delivery of cannabis within 1,000 feet of a school. Hargis also has a pending case for the same offense in the Markham Courthouse.

According to the charges, Chicago Ridge police executed a search warrant Oct. 18 at Hargis’s home in the 15200 block of South Lawndale in Midlothian, that is within a 1,000 feet of Central Park Elementary School. Officers said they found 23 bags of marijuana in the ceiling tiles of his bedroom. A scale, two packages of baggies and mail addressed to Hargis were also found.

Hargis’s attorney told the judge his client is a graduate of Bremen High School and works as a drywaller. He said Hargis wasn’t home when police searched the house. The pot was found in a common area in the basement, when four other adults were present in the home, the attorney said.

The judge revoked Hargis’s bond for the pending cannabis case. He is to appear in Markham on Oct. 23. Hargis was given a $10,000 I-bond for the new charge, with electronic monitoring. His next court date in Bridgeview is Nov. 16.