Crime & Safety
Man Arrested While Meeting With Parole Officer: Cops
Prosecutor said man was meeting with parole officer when he was arrested on drug charge.
OAK LAWN, IL -- Oak Lawn police arrested a Chicago man at his parole officer's office, prosecutors said. Aaron Butler, 35, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Butler is currently on parole for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
The prosecutor said Butler was arrested on Dec. 14 in a controlled drug buy in Oak Lawn. According to police, Butler had 3.2 grams of heroin. Butler was arrested on Jan. 11 while meeting with his parole officer.
According to the assistant public defender, Butler claims there is no hold on him for violating parole. The attorney said Butler is employed full-time at a dollar store.
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Butler has five felony convictions, including possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and burglary, including a 15-year prison sentence in Iowa for possession a gun by a felon.
Bail was set at $50,000. The judge ordered him to home confinement if he bonds out. Butler is due in court Feb. 8 in Bridgeview.
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