Gang Drug Market Shut Down in Maywood

State’s Attorney Richard Devine announced charges today against 23 gang members in connection with a narcotics investigation in Maywood, shutting down an open-air drug market near a church.

Operation Double Trouble, headed by investigators from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Maywood Police Department, and the Hillside Police Department, began in June and focused on members of the Four Corner Hustlers and Mafia Street Gangs who were selling cocaine in the vicinity of 18th and St. Charles Street to 20th  & St. Charles in Maywood.  Audio and video surveillance captured gang members selling drugs to undercover officers.  

Warrants were issued for issued for: Reginald Tucker, 21, of Chicago, Jermaine Edwards, 23, Edward Long, 44, Lee Davis, 46 and Andrew Lindsey, 44, of Maywood, charged with delivery of controlled substance within 1000 feet of a church.  If convicted each can receive up to 30 years in prison.

Also charged with delivery of controlled substance within 1000 feet of a church are: 
Julian Gadberry, 23, Khamion Myles, 17, Cash Brown,17, Erwin Washington, 23, Earnest Watts, 17,  Lee A. Davis, 42, Dayon Sanders, 18, Angel Banks, 37, Jermaine Mines, 25, Tristen Mallory, 25,  and Deon Reed, 25, of Maywood; Regianld Hooks, 22 of Westchester; Cleo Smith, 57 of Hillside, and Duane Matthews, 19 of  Bellwood.  Delivery of controlled substance is a non-probationable class 1 felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.  Four juvenile offenders were also charged.

“ Street crime at this level can infect an entire community.  Citizens cannot feel safe when they see gang-bangers on the street corner, near their church and stores dealing drugs, ” Devine said.  “With the cooperation and manpower of all the agencies involved, we were are able to stop these offenders from devastating their community.”

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