Woman charged with felony obstruction in Geneva

GENEVA – A Winfield Township woman was charged with felony obstruction of justice because police said she tried to prevent officers from arresting someone on a warrant.

Tara L. McGregor, 22, of the 29W000 block of Calumet Avenue, Winfield Township, was charged March 1 after Geneva police recognized the vehicle she was driving. It was speeding in the 700 block of McKinley Avenue, according to police reports.

McGregor gave false information to police regarding a person who was wanted on a warrant, according to police reports. McGregor also was charged with driving while her license was suspended.

McGregor was being held on $30,000 bond in the Kane County jail as of Tuesday afternoon. A bond reduction hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, according to court records.

The felony charge has a penalty of two to five years in prison and a fine of up to $25,000 if convicted.

McGregor also had a bench warrant issued for her from DuPage County for failure to appear in court on charges stemming from a Dec. 2, 2015, arrest by Warrenville police. DuPage County court records show McGregor was charged with felony unlawful possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest.

Despite McGregor’s alleged obstruction, police apprehended the person wanted on the warrant, Geneva Police Cmdr. Julie Nash wrote in an email. Ryan J. Vervynck, 32, of the 700 block of McKinley Avenue, Geneva, was arrested on a felony residential burglary warrant. Vervynck is to appear in court March 24.