Crime & Safety
Dad Brings Toddler To Undercover Drug Deal: Cops
"What's troubling is that he had his 3-year-old daughter in the car during a drug deal," the judge said.
OAK LAWN, IL — A Chicago man brought his young daughter with him to a prearranged meeting to sell heroin to a confidential police source, prosecutors said. Dequan Davis, 30, appeared Tuesday before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on felony charge of delivery and possession of a controlled substance.
Around 6:20 p.m. Monday, prosecutors said, Davis arranged to meet a confidential source working with the Oak Lawn Police Department near 85th Street and Pulaski Road. Davis was arrested after police said they watched him sell nine bags of heroin to the confidential source. Police found Davis’ 3-year-old daughter in the back seat of the car, prosecutors said.
Davis was also charged with misdemeanor child endangerment and traffic violations.
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“What’s troubling is that he had his 3-year-old daughter in the car during a drug deal,” Felice said. “God forbid something went wrong and your daughter got shot or hurt.”
Bail was set at $100,000. Davis is due back in court Feb. 5 in Bridgeview.
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