Harvard man found guilty of drug charges

HARVARD – A Harvard man was found guilty of unlawful possession with the intent to deliver both cocaine and heroin, according to the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office.

About 12:15 a.m. Nov. 23, Harvard police made a traffic stop in which 33-year-old Gregorio Pena of Harvard was a passenger. Pena was arrested on an active arrest warrant.

According to a news release from the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office, Pena was seen reaching down the right side of his seat before being arrested. During an inventory search of the vehicle, Harvard Police found a plastic container that contained multiple bags of cocaine and heroin where Pena was reaching, according to the state's attorney's office.

The street level value of the cocaine and heroin was about $1,000, according to the news release.

“We are losing about one person a week to drug overdoses in this community,” McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said. “Holding the dealers that peddle this filth accountable and seeking extended prison terms is one part of how we are going to turn the tide.”

The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorneys Alexander J. Geocaris and Kyle R. Bruett.

Pena will be sentenced Aug. 9. The Harvard resident faces between four to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, according to the news release.