Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit arrests Rockford man  

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, an investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force resulted in the arrest of a Rockford resident on felony drug charges.

Jacob D. Roman, 30, of Rockford, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (heroin) within 1,000 feet of a senior citizen complex – (class one felony).  Roman remains in the custody of the Boone County Jail on $150,000 bond.

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Roman was arrested in Belvidere pursuant to an investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit and the DEA Task Force.  Roman was arrested on two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (heroin) within 1,000 feet of a senior citizen complex (class one felony).

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible.  Each class one felony is punishable by four to 15 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.

This press release, any additional information, and any associated photos will be posted on the Belvidere Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Facebook pages.

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.