Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit arrests Winnebago man

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 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 Winnebago resident on felony drug charges.

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit arrested Derek A. Crocker, 33, of Winnebago, on one count of unlawful delivery of a look-a-like controlled substance – (heroin) within 1,000 feet of a senior citizen complex – (class two felony).

Crocker remains in the custody of the Boone County Jail on $20,000 bond.

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are possible.  Each class two felony is punishable by three to seven 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.