Man Hospitalized After Eating 7 Grams of Cocaine During Traffic Stop: Cops

OAK LAWN, IL -- A 21-year-old Oak Lawn man was taken to the hospital after he told police he had ingested seven grams of cocaine during a traffic stop, prosecutors said.

Police stopped a vehicle for no headlights on Nov. 21 driven by a man later identified as Syzmon Ceremon near 87th Street and Central Avenue. The officer spotted a knotted plastic baggie containing .5 grams on the rear floor board of what later field tested positive for cocaine, the prosecutor said.

According to the charges, Ceremon briefly refused to get out of the vehicle and tried to put it into drive. He admitted to swallowing seven grams of cocaine in an attempt to destroy evidence. Ceremon was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital.

Ceremon was still being treated in the hospital and was not present in court. The Oak Lawn police officer told the judge that police knew Ceremon from past incidents.

The prosecutor said that Ceremon is currently on probation for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance. The judge set bail at $100,000. Ceremon is due back in court on Dec. 15 in Bridgeview.