December 31, 2020
Drew M. Meredith – Photo LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office
PERU – An Oglesby man is accused of placing a spy camera in an employee bathroom at a Peru business. On Wednesday Peru Police arrested 21-year-old Drew M. Meredith of Oglesby and charged him with a class 4 felony charge of Unauthorized Videotaping & Live Video Transmission. Meredith was taken to the LaSalle County Jail where he posted 10% of a $5,000 bond on Thursday.
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Jeremy Lannen – Photo LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office
Amanda Roberson – Photo LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office
OGLESBY – Three individuals are facing drug charges after a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team investigation on Tuesday. According to Tri-Dent, they were called to the 400 block of Florence St in Oglesby after alleged drug activity during an Illinois Department of Corrections Parole compliance check. Tri-Dent, IDOC Parole and Oglesby Police allegedly located about one gram of purported heroin, packaging material and drug paraphernalia at that location. Taken into custody and charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver were 27-year-old Joshua D. Bostic, 27-year-old Jeremy R. Lannen and 30-year-old Amanda J. Roberson. They were taken to the LaSalle County Jail facing Class 2 Felony charges with bonds yet to be set.