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Guilty Plea

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Heroin Defendant Gets Jail Sentence

Bergner pleads guilty to possession of heroin while another defendant ponders an offer from the Lake County state’s attorney.

  • POLICE & FIRE
  • Steve Sadin
  • Wednesday, December 19, 2012

One of three men arrested by Bannockburn Police for possession of heroin and other offenses Nov. 26 pled guilty to the drug charge Tuesday in Lake County Criminal Court in Waukegan in exchange for a 180-day jail sentence. John Bergner, 54, of Northlake faced one to three years in state prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted of possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. Instead he chose to spend 180 days in Lake County Jail less the 22 day he has already been confined. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. “You could be sentenced to one to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections if you are convicted,” Judge Raymond Collins warned Bergner when explaining the …

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Police Arrest Three for Heroin Possession, Heroin Defendant Considers Guilty Plea, and Preliminary Hearing Set in Bannockburn Heroin Case

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Heroin Defendant Considers Guilty Plea

All three accused of felony possession of heroin remain in Lake County Jail.

One of three defendants arrested Nov. 26 by Bannockburn Police for possession of heroin is considering a guilty plea, according to a statement made by his attorney Tuesday in Lake County Criminal Court in Waukegan. John Bergner, 54, of Northlake, who remains in Lake County Jail unable to post the $2,500 cash portion of a $25,000 bond, appeared before Judge Raymond Collins today for a hearing on the status of his bail conditions. Earlier: Police Arrest Three for Heroin Possession “He is considering a guilty plea and did not complete all the information (for bond reduction),” Cynthia Pruim-Haran, Bergner’s lawyer, said. Collins continued the case until 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11. At that time, Bergner may or may not enter a plea. Bergner is accused …

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Police Arrest Three for Heroin Possession

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