Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotic Unit makes arrest

BELVIDERE – On Monday, March 14, an investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit resulted in the arrest of a Belvidere Resident on felony drug charges.
Jerry Denny, 52, of Belvidere, was charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Hydrocodone) within 1,000 feet of a church – (Class II Felony), one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Hydrocodone) – (Class III Felony) and one count of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (Hydrocodone).
The investigation resulted in the seizure of a controlled substance (Hydrocodone) and U.S. Currency. Denny remains in custody of the Boone County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible. A Class II Felony is punishable by three to seven years in the Department of Corrections. Each Class III Felony is punishable by two to five years in the Department of Corrections.
The Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit encourages anyone having additional information regarding narcotic trafficking or other criminal activity to call the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit at (815) 544-2135 or Crime Stoppers at (815) 547-7867.
Members of the public are reminded that these are only charges and are not proof of the defendant’s guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the State’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.