Law enforcement officers use body-worn cameras to document drug trafficking investigations, where they execute search warrants, seize evidence including firearms and large amounts of cash, and collect digital evidence such as text messages to corroborate suspect statements. In this case, officers discovered that a suspect claimed to be a legitimate worker but was actually selling drugs to multiple customers, with text messages revealing multiple transactions and customer names that contradicted his claims of honesty. The suspect was charged with possession and delivery of drugs, pleaded guilty, and received a 30-month probation sentence plus a $1,000 fine.
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Cops Find 14 Pounds and 12 Guns, Man Swears Its Just for Friends
Added:You're a dealer.
>> I am not a dealer. I buy admitted to selling to your friends.
>> I'm trying to be cool with you and you're being a I need that money to survive.
>> He's got those all those guns. That's another one. There's a pistol there.
>> Holy, dude. These are You got like pounds.
>> I did it one time.
>> Do you think I'm >> You guys don't scare me. You know that, right?
>> On February 11th, 2025, officers executed a search warrant at a residence as part of a trafficking investigation.
And what they walked into looked less like a home and more like a storefront.
I'm Jack and this is Unpopular.
>> Hey, police.
>> Police.
>> For what?
>> We got a search warrant for your house.
Come back here.
>> For what?
>> We'll tell you in a sec. All right.
>> We just >> We will in just a second.
>> I just went to Walmart. I got Hey guys, please let me go get my dogs. Yeah, we will. We will.
>> I got like three huge dogs. I don't want any problems.
>> We'll get them. Who else is inside?
Anyone or just the dogs?
>> All right. Which door do you usually use here?
>> This one right here.
>> All right. Are the dogs out?
>> Yes, they run the house. Um, can please guys, I'm not going to do anything. You guys got me. There's 80 nine of you guys.
>> Yep. We're just going to go in. We'll open the door and then do they have kennels or do they come out and >> No, they they come they come they go and I got one that's getting ready to have surgery. What What is going on?
Seriously?
>> Hold on. When we get the dogs, where are they going to go? today.
>> They're They're going to They're out.
They're running around.
>> I know, but where are we going to put them? So, >> I need to put them outside and they're the the one >> How do you put them outside? Do you go outside?
>> I go Yes, guys. Can Can you please I mean, I'm not going >> Are they going to be aggressive with us?
>> Yes.
>> Well, the thing is we can't just let you go in.
>> I'm not going You guys You guys can follow me in one just let me do my thing. All right. I mean, seriously, I'm not >> We handcuff you in front.
>> Absolutely. Absolutely.
>> Can you let me know what's going on, though?
>> Yeah. We have a search warrant for your house.
>> For what?
>> For >> uh There's pot in there.
>> Okay. No one else inside though, right?
>> No. No. Okay. Are we just going to You don't have any weapons on you?
>> No. Nope. Not at all. Well, I may have knight in that pocket.
>> Okay.
>> Uh no. Everything's Oh, they're Yeah, there's probably one in the in my drawer. Yeah, but I'm not going They're all in the bedroom.
>> I I No, they they might they might come up, but they're not going to they're not going to be vicious.
So, I got to get I got to definitely get him outside, guys. Get back. Get back.
Come on. Get back. Please get back. Get back. Come on. Don't t go. Come on.
Let's go outside. Outside. Let's go.
Come on, T. Don't.
Come on, guys. Go outside. Go outside.
Please. Come on, T. Please don't reach him, please. Cuz he's he's >> he's different. He's different. He's He's just going to get Come on. Come on outside, please.
>> All right. We'll step out here.
>> Yeah. No problem. No problem. Okay. Said I don't want no I'm not doing nothing here.
>> That in that everything's in that bedroom right there.
>> Okay. No one else inside though.
>> Nobody's inside.
>> That's my son's room.
>> There's nothing up there. There's nothing to make. Everything's in there.
>> Police search warrant.
>> Police search warrant.
>> That because they tried to get me to buy from him.
>> My phone's in the car, bud.
>> I haven't. And you've never bought from him?
>> No. My c my my nephew tried to get me to bike because it's his cousin. So, >> one's lost me in contact with him.
>> Uh he tried to get me a hold of me a couple months ago. U my sister I my sister has uh her Viking in from my top floor.
>> Why does she have it here?
>> Because cuz she's got uh her girlfriend's son down there. So if she needs something, she she don't want to be and I'm just I'm not.
>> Is there any loose on the bed?
>> Uh not on the bed. No.
>> Okay. Is there one in the drawer?
>> Um do you mind if I give them there? I I I guys I've been cool with the island.
>> Well, just tell us.
>> Uh I think there's one in the second drawer down >> right here.
>> Top top. Nope. On on the other dresser.
>> Darren, you want to ask him the safe combo?
>> Yeah. He says he goes and picks up.
>> Oh, I know. What's he saying?
>> That we're not taking his cash.
>> Well, you can go fight that bud.
>> How much cash you got?
>> He says he doesn't have any money invested. It's all in the safe.
>> Okay. But don't tell I mean if you're going to go in there and touch my cash, I'm not I'm not going to do it. I'll call my lawyer first.
>> Okay. Well, first of all, you don't have the ability to call a lawyer right now.
If you would like a lawyer and to stop answering questions, you have the right to >> No, I'm trying to be cool, but >> I'm trying to be cool, too. I'm trying to explain this to you.
>> But are you guys going to confiscate my cash?
>> Yes.
>> No. Then you're not going to get >> Okay. Then we're going to take the safe and we're going to break it open.
>> Okay. Then then I'm telling you there there's $18,000 in cash in that safe that I have my 401k to show that I cashed out in December cuz I had >> You have a way to show that?
>> Yes. Can I have my phone, please? I cashed it out in December. I did.
>> But here's here's the issue that you're going to run into. You're a dealer.
>> I'm not a dealer. I buy >> I just admitted to selling to your friends >> to some of my friends. I'm not making thousands of dollars. Dude, >> doesn't matter if you're making thousands or not. You can't pick up from a dispensary in Michigan and sell it here. And you can't sell it at all.
>> I'm telling you, I I I'm not I've been honest with you. I cashed out my 401k because I had knee surgery. Was having knee surgery in December. I haven't worked since December. Okay. This money keeps me surviving.
>> You work a deer?
>> I did for 14 years.
>> And you're at Aronic now.
>> Yeah. I'm not trying to be a guys. I you know I I get it.
>> Where's the rest of the guns at?
>> Was that for your car?
>> No, this is not for my car. This is long. This alone. Yeah, >> it was $24,000 >> for what? Like a personal >> It was a personal No, it was out of my 401k. I withdrew it.
>> Oh, okay.
>> And there's there's 18 thou like almost $18,000 left because I I was make I you know I came out of work. I knew I was going to be off work for all. I didn't know how long. So I withdrew it and I couldn't withdraw it if I was not at work. That's why I withdrew it.
>> What do you do with the money that you make from proceeds?
>> I don't make That's what you guys don't want to say.
>> So you give it away. You don't sell it?
>> No, I do. I do to some friends, but I'm What?
>> What do you do with that money then? If he's I don't know gas money going up back up there. I mean, seriously, I'm not I'm not I'm not being >> But you understand?
>> Yes, sir.
>> You are?
>> Yeah.
>> But do you understand the issue we're running into?
>> No, I I understand, guys. But this is like this might >> Okay. But here's the issue. You have 18,000 in cash in a safe and stop talking over me. I'm trying to explain this to you. I'm trying to explain it.
>> I'm trying to be cool with you and you're being a >> I'm not being a I'm trying to explain this to I just showed you I withdrew $18,000 and you got >> I understand that but selling is also a cash business. Do you understand?
>> But do you think I made $18,000?
>> No, you don't need to. I'm not saying that every bit of that is proceeds.
>> None of that is proceeds.
>> Then where do the proceeds go?
>> I re I reby the I haven't sold.
>> So the cash that you keep from proceeds goes in a different place than the other cash that you have.
>> Absolutely. I That's You see the two money bags I'm saying? You see the two money bags? One's for my daughter's Girl Scout cookies and the other one other one ones the other money back and there's nothing in it.
>> Okay.
>> I'm being 100% honest with you guys. I I have no I'm not trying to fight. I'm not trying.
>> Are you gonna give us the combination to get the then >> or are we going to have to take the take my money? Dude, >> you're confiscating my money and I got proof that the money >> we're going to get into that safe, man.
We're just trying to >> We don't want to damage your safe and then you have to pay for a new safe.
>> I understand that. But I need that money to survive. That's my That's I got proof. That's my money. I mean, seriously.
>> I mean, you don't really have proof. You have proof that it's your money. You don't have any proof that there aren't proceeds with it.
>> Oh my god. And you have no proof that there is.
>> That's what court is for.
>> Yeah. So, so I'm going to the one the one next to the dresser.
>> How many do you own here? Let's get to that. Forget about your money.
>> I have no Are they all in here?
>> I have downstairs.
>> Okay. Where are those at?
>> And here you want follow me down.
>> Sure.
>> Yeah. There's a couple ounces probably there to guys.
>> Okay.
>> I'm not trying to be I'm really not >> and we're not trying to be >> but I got to have money to survive.
>> I understand that.
>> I can't I can't just have nothing to live off of. I got payments to make. I got >> But you also can't sell.
>> I mean, you know what I'm saying?
>> I'm not selling. I'm selling. That's legal in Illinois.
>> It's not legal to sell, >> dude. How am I going to get my money back? There I'll give you a piece of paper. Okay, here's what's going to happen. There will be a notice in court.
You go there.
>> So, how long is this going to take? I I only have, you know, >> I don't know how long it'll take.
>> So, I I'm I am going to revoke for 8 months.
>> That's how this works.
What you're saying is true.
>> It's 100% true. I mean, you >> I don't keep any money in the bank. No, >> they will. You'll talk to all them about it. They'll figure everything out and they'll figure out what's >> So, can I can I >> No, there's a grab.
>> Okay, just I know, but we have to be safe. All right, we don't >> I don't understand that, but there's eight of you guys, man.
>> I'm trying to work with you guys. I'm not trying to >> Give me half a second. We'll >> Yeah, no problem. Not a problem.
>> Just need to take a photo.
>> What are the needles in here for? Uh um testosterone. Um >> what's it? Vitamin B.
>> There's nothing else in there, guys.
There's nothing.
>> You said my wife's whatever she got.
>> She doesn't do anything.
>> Where's she at?
>> She's at work.
>> Okay.
>> Look at this. This is all ammo. All this. I just We're going to fill these bins. He's got seven. He's got those.
All those. That's another one. There's a pistol there. But I was just like, we're going have to load these bins, but he can't have any of his ammo or nothing.
>> No.
>> So, I mean, I'm fine leaving these are empty.
>> Yeah.
>> Um, but we're going to take most of So, we'll fill these bins when S went south since he's collecting to come see it first.
>> Holy.
>> Yeah. Ammo that all that's ammo in that bag.
Those are some ammo boxes full.
>> So, if I get hurt outside work, I get 50% of my pay.
>> Okay. So, >> well, how'd you get hurt?
>> I don't know. I tore the knee twice in the last year.
>> So then you've been red card since December.
>> Since December. Yeah.
>> And just get making 50% of what you normally make.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. I usually make like I say $1,800 a week or so.
>> And you said now you're making about $500 a week.
>> Yeah.
>> What up cost? I can't get it.
>> Probably.
>> Okay.
Hey, where do you Oh god. I' I filled it at I feel man I don't know over the years I feel it everywhere. And those one them bars I I have no idea what they are.
>> Do you have a prescription?
>> Yeah, he just gave me one.
>> He has up in the in the kitchen the cabinet right there. There's prescription for >> Why do you have Why is the label ripped off all the bottles? I have, Dude, I I >> No, absolutely not, dude.
>> I I'm I've been honest with you guys the whole time.
>> No, but you're acting like that's so out of the question.
>> No, I don't know. I I get pills filled everywhere. I went to Walgreens. I've been to Walmart. Been to I Jewel. Just depends where the inserts, you know, cheapest spot for the inserts, obviously.
>> No, I I'm trying I'm trying to work, you know, that's what I said. I'm not being a >> Are you going to open the safe or no?
>> Yeah, I I will I will open the safe.
>> All right. You want to come in and do that?
>> Literally, one second. I'll just come grab you.
>> Okay. Yeah, those are uh seeds I tried growing and didn't grow. So, how many did you get out, bud?
>> I got three out of here.
>> Okay. Yep. So, the fourth one is probably in the safe >> in this one.
>> Yep.
>> Okay.
>> I'll let you come. I'll stand right here.
>> I'm not I swear to God, I'm not doing I'm not I'm not This is just a pain to open. It really is.
>> I'm I'm not doing I'll let you open it even.
>> Sorry. I'm freaking out.
You have no money in like a checking account or a savings account.
>> No, I withdraw everything.
>> Why?
>> I hate my I hate the banks. You can see every time I got paid, I pull my go pull my money out.
>> You show me.
>> I think I just got get a check today and and I haven't been to the bank yet.
>> How many customers did you say you have?
>> Six. I just got that deposit today. That was my That was my check. Yep. The Hartford. The Hartford. And I don't keep it in the bank unless I unless I'm >> Can I just look at the >> withdrawal? Good.
>> I mean, you do keep money in here.
There's >> not much. I mean, >> but I mean, there's card purchases on here. So, you obviously debit card.
>> I don't keep much in there. I mean, yeah, I not all I mean, I still have bills at bay. I mean, to go through your car.
>> Absolutely.
>> I don't see any ATM withdrawals or any >> I haven't lately. I like I said, that that was that was for that was a check I cashed for my uh 401k. How much do you think you make a week selling?
>> Less than a hundred bucks. Honestly, I don't.
>> You have six customers.
>> They don't always They don't always buy.
They don't always I mean, it's not like that. It's like text.
>> What?
>> I have no >> Can we look through your text message?
>> No, I'm not. I'm not doing I'm not No.
>> Okay. All right. We're going to write a search warrant for your phone.
>> Okay. Until you get the search warrant.
>> No, we're seizing it and we're going to write a search one for you.
>> We'll give you an evidence receipt.
>> Unless you want to go through it with us.
>> What I mean, what do you what do you want? I'm looking for evidence of transactions.
>> I'm not I'm not getting anybody in trouble.
>> Okay, that's fine. I mean, I'm not I'm not interested in the people.
>> It's not It's actually on Snap Snapchat and I can show you Snapchat.
>> That's fine. I I mean, if you don't >> It's on Snapchat. Everything is on done on Snapchat.
>> Okay. If you want to cooperate, then >> I'm trying to cooperate with you.
>> You just said that we can't look through your phone.
>> You don't need to be looking through my phone.
>> Okay.
>> I'm being honest. I've been cooperative.
>> If we took everyone's word, then we wouldn't be getting very far. I've been doing this a long time and I know that people lie.
>> I understand that.
>> Well, if you understand that, then you have to be able to see where I'm coming from.
>> I get that. But I I mean, I've got personal on my phone.
>> That's fine. I don't I'm not interested in looking through your pictures. I'm interested in looking through your messages to some of the messages. I >> corroborate what you're telling me.
>> That's fine. If you don't want to give consent, you don't have to. But I'm going to let you know. We're going to seize your for your phone and we're going to apply for a search warrant. And then we're going to go through everything. But it's up to you. You have the right to deny consent for your phone. Okay. Can I Can I show you?
>> Show me what?
>> I'll show >> I want to look through it with you. This is not like Show me what you want.
>> All my customers last name that they have green after them.
>> Can I look through here with you?
>> Four zips.
>> I buy four a month. She She gets She gets them.
>> And you're selling her a quarter pound for 450.
>> You told me you sell like bags.
>> I got to buy four a month. She get She gets >> All right. I need two zips >> yesterday. I need a zip on Thursday. 100 bucks in one transaction. 140 260 140.
>> I'm not making money.
>> I feel like you're embellishing.
>> I'm not making money, though. That's That's the thing. I'm not making any money. You're just seeing the money.
That's not what I'm paying for.
>> So, you just do it out of the kindness of your heart.
>> I'm not making money. They're friends, man.
>> Well, what do you get out of it? You take all the risk. I >> I do it for my wife is what I do it for.
your wife and six other people.
>> They're friends, dude. That's it.
>> So, you take all the risk is what you're saying. For nothing.
>> I do. I do. I don't make I make enough to go back up. That's it.
>> Two jars of what?
>> Uh probably them joints.
>> Probably.
>> Yeah, that's what I'm guessing. Joints.
>> Well, you sold it.
>> That's the only thing in jars I got.
>> You don't sell anything besides?
>> Absolutely not.
>> Okay. I'm just asking. You haven't been exactly >> I've been forthcoming with everything.
>> Come on, man.
>> Come on, man. You ain't playing that with me. I've been straight up. I've told you where everything's at. I told you where the at. I told you everything's at. I'm not I'm doing this myself. I'm going up. I'm getting I'm bringing it back. That's it. I mean, I don't get it. I mean, you want >> your car out there?
>> Yes.
>> Did you have to pay for that?
>> $55,000.
>> Oh my god.
>> My wife just got one. She just got hers.
>> What' you pay for? Did you just take >> We paid 20 We paid 24 for Yeah, absolutely.
>> That's a $55,000.
>> Hers uh what does it call it? Um, sunset yellow.
>> Jesus Christ.
>> Is that 55,000 too?
>> No, that was 24,000.
>> I bought mine.
>> Here's another guy. 15 on gummies, 25 on carts, but I'm doing 140 zips.
>> That's my brother-in-law.
>> Transport, >> but he don't buy stuff.
>> All right, we got everything.
>> Yeah.
>> All right.
>> I mean, you're selling like multiple ounces to people. So, how much are you really getting?
>> I'm only getting four four to six ounces a month when I go up. I go up once a month. But if you go up once a month and you've got all these people asking for zips. How is there anything?
>> Because I bring back I bring back My wife smokes carts and she eats gummies.
She don't smoke flour.
>> So you guys don't do flour at all?
>> She don't smoke flour unless it's a joint the pre-roll stuff.
>> You do any with your >> huh?
>> Do you buy or is legal? 100% legal.
>> Well, one of them were illegal just based on the >> What do you mean?
>> The little rifle you had. little rifle.
>> It's downstairs in the safe.
>> Was it a pistol? Like an AR pistol?
>> No, there shouldn't be no AR pistol or no little rifle. There should be a lower and a upper, but there shouldn't be nothing. No, nothing like that. I bought a lower and a upper.
>> Are these ounces? Are those ounce bags?
>> Those are 2 oz bags.
>> Holy, dude. These are You got like pounds?
>> I did it one time.
>> Yeah. So, you're a liar.
>> No, I did it one time.
>> You just told me that the >> Come on, man. That's what I'm talking about. you ever went up there and got was 8 ounces and now there's >> dude come on man >> all my customers are green >> you're not I'm looking at >> from the golf course that's my son >> this you're send you're making drink got two yep this guy doesn't have green in his name >> that's my son >> or all right well you said everyone that has green in their name is >> Emma she buys for me too cuz I mean >> look at this you're selling to this guy too that guy that's his >> oh my god >> that's What? You let them go for 50. You think I'm [ __ ] >> I don't Maybe.
>> Well, obviously you think you're a good liar, but you're a dealer. So, now you can get the out of here and we'll take all your money, too. And you're >> You can You can do that. But my lawyer My lawyer didn't have fun with this because you >> until your lawyer sees these text messages.
>> See the text messages because guess what? I got I got with these text messages.
>> I got the con you don't sell. I got the I got where I got the cash at my phone.
If you can convince a judge or a jury you don't sell with these TEXT MESSAGES, >> YOU GUYS DESERVE TO GET OFF.
>> You want to take his test, too?
>> No, you're not taking my test. It's legal.
>> Just make sure that [ __ ] Jesus Christ, you guys.
>> You guys don't scare me. You know that, right?
>> And we're scared of you. I'm not trying to scare >> No, they're you. I'm I was honest with you guys the whole time.
>> Why would we be trying to scare you? All right.
>> So, where am I going, guys? County.
>> How much does it get out?
>> Well, there's no cash bond in Illinois anymore. So, >> just go down there.
>> I got to go overnight.
>> Yeah, we have You'll get out tomorrow, >> dude. I I'm telling you, I can't I can't go overnight, man.
>> I got I got I got choice.
>> There's no cash bond. I got to wait.
>> I'm going to flip out then. You guys >> I'm telling you, I'm I'm going to at the jail. You can't just bring pills into the jail. I really can't get out. Can I get a bail? Bondsman, >> there's no cash bail in Illinois. You have to wait to see a judge tomorrow and then you'll be released, >> please.
>> I can't let you >> in our custody.
>> He just did.
>> Oh, what do you need another one for?
>> Because I'm freaking the out, dude. I thought it was cashless bail. I thought you just went down to and get then got fingerprint and came home.
>> No, you'll get out. You'll be released tomorrow.
>> Oh my god.
>> After your first appearance.
>> Can I get my dogs inside? I can't let him out. The one's got to have surgery next to me.
>> Can we call your uh wife real quick and have her come home?
>> Oh my god. I'm not going to I need a brief. I'm having a panic attack.
>> No, she can't come home from work and I got to get my to I need the sod off. Guys, take Can you please take the I'm having a panic attack.
>> Well, why do you need the hoodie off?
>> Because it feels like I'm suffocating.
I'm having a panic attack.
>> What do you usually do when you have a panic attack?
>> You already took one.
>> I need another one. I'm not kidding. I'm able to take That's what you don't get.
I'm able to take it.
>> Okay. Is that what the doctor says or is that what >> That's what the doctor says. Is it on the prescription?
>> As needed. As needed.
>> One as needed.
>> All the labels are ripped off the bottles. So, >> dude, you just see what the labels. All right. Go get that.
>> Now, you guys let the dog >> Well, as soon as everything is out, then we will.
>> I'm not trying to be a I'm really not, man.
>> You were just a huge >> No, you were. Because I said you were lying, which you were.
>> Everything's out of the house.
>> You want to call me in cuz I don't want to be I don't want to be >> Yes, I need the water.
>> Are you feeling better?
>> No. I need this hoodie off me. It feels like my throat's blood. I I have >> We're going to take the hoodie off you, bud. We got to handcuff you behind your back.
>> I'm not doing anything, bud. I'm not.
>> I'm not aggressive. I've not been aggressive all day.
>> No, I'm not saying you are.
>> There's no way I can get out tonight.
>> No, you can't.
>> You got to get to school, babe.
>> Okay.
>> I I don't know. I got I don't know what time I'm getting out. So, >> be like 2:00 tomorrow.
>> Well, 2:00 tomorrow. I got cuz I guess I'm sitting in jail all cuz I got to see a judge first.
>> Okay.
>> All right, baby. I love you.
>> Love you.
>> All right. Bye.
>> Bye. I'm And I apologize. I really do.
>> Yeah. That's all right.
>> I said I I was trying, you know, >> and you're not the first guy to embellish things. I don't hold it against you.
>> No, I know. But I mean, you know, I'm not selling I mean >> I know we're not saying you're a dealer, but you still It's illegal. You can't >> I get I get it. It's legal for that rich. That's it.
>> That's what it is, guys.
>> All right. Best of luck. We'll talk to you soon. All right.
>> All right. Thank you. The man was charged with possession and delivery of He pleaded guilty to possession and was sentenced to 30 months of probation and find $1,000 plus assessments.
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