Charges Mount in Teen Burglary Case
State’s Attorney adds felony marijuana possession charge to home invasion, burglary and more.
The case of two Deerfield teenagers accused of invading a Highland Park home in August and appeared on the verge of settling earlier this month became more complex today in Lake County Criminal Court in Waukegan.
Assistant Lake County State’s Attorney Steve Sheller told Judge Daniel Shanes he was adding a claim of unlawful possession of marijuana, a Class 4 Felony, to the existing 10 counts of the indictment against Joshua Norris and Joseph Mahoney, both 18, of Deerfield.
Earlier: Judge Suggests Probation Possible in Teen Burglary Case
Earlier this month, Shanes admonished Mahoney and Norris to make good decisions while they were free on bail because probation was an option in any sentence or plea negotiation that might take place. At that time, attorneys for the defendants suggested the case might end today.
When Sheller told the court of the additional charge, the timing changed. Shanes continued the case until June 11 for a pretrial and set a trial date of July 8. “If I set it then I want you to reach a settlement or we’re going to have a trial,” he said.
The possession count stems from the original investigation following the home invasion in August and has nothing to do with anything Norris or Mahoney have done since then, according to Sheller. He said it was the reason for the delay.
“They need time to look at the new charge,” Sheller said of the defense attorneys’ reasons for wanting more time. “I just gave it to them and have to get them the information. They’ve never seen it before.”
Shanes again told Mahoney and Norris their behavior and decision making in the next few months will weigh heavily in any decision he makes in the ultimate resolution of the case.
“One of the things I look at are the choices you have made, the choices you made in the first place and the ones you will have made while you’re out on bond.” Shanes said. “Make sure that you make good ones.”
One of the residents of the Highland Park home Norris and Mahoney were charged with invading, Jacob Lynn, 18, of Highland Park, was charged in August with possession of cannabis with the intent to distribute.
At that time Mahoney attorney Chris Cronson suggested there was a relationship between three men. “It came out at the bond hearing (for Norris and Mahoney) that he (Lynn) was a previous source of supply for marijuana,” Cronson said in August. “They weren’t just throwing darts at a dart board.”
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Z
1:46 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
those kids are not both 19
Steve Sadin
8:49 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Thanks for the catch.
Benny G.
2:46 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
They used a rifle in a home invasion. AGAGAGAGAGAGAG
This is such a trumped up joke.
McCloud
3:37 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
get the guns out of the homeowners hands and leave these two kids alone.
DINGLE BEERY GUM
4:31 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
YOUR A MORON
AK
9:11 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Dingle Beery Gum. Opposite - you are a moron, but he is simply being sarcastic.
DINGLE BEERY GUM
12:19 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
YOU ARE BOTH LIBERAL MORONS ( AK AND MC CLOUD ) BOTH LIBERAL HIGHLAND PARK MORONS WHO NEED TO GET OFF OF YOUR LIBERAL B*LL SH*T, AND GET LIVES AND JOBS. YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY ON WELFARE JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER LIBERAL BASTARD.
McCloud
2:23 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
I suspect you are a liberal in disguise, like the dbags who went to tea party events with racist signs.
DINGLE BEERY GUM
10:15 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
MC CLOUD AND AK ARE BOTH LIBERAL BASTARDS WHO HAVE LIVED, SHELTERED LIFE IN THE LITTLE OLD SHELTERED HIGHLAND PARK OR DEERFIELD AND DON'T HAVE A CLUE ON LIFE.
Moe @ the Buck
6:29 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Benny G, what does AGAGAGAGAGAGAG mean? is it like when popeye laughs? Cause I picture that being spelled IGUYGUYGUYGUYGUY. Just curious.
Rich M
10:12 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
HAHAHA - Moe, you are killing me with that Popeye comment.
My nephew goes to Deerfield HS, says Mahoney is a worthless scumbag who deserves to be in jail. Norris was just an idiot for being in the wrong place at the right time.
Keep those charges coming for us in the schadenfreude section eating our popcorn! Carli Russo going down next!!!
Benny G.
1:15 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Same thing Moe...same thing...basically. I do eat my spinikx.
Elizabeth
6:54 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Why is this taking SO long to get wrapped up? What happened to a right to a speedy trial? Why is a year of these kids lives gone by with nothing resolved? Let's get a decision and let the kids deal with the results and move forward.
Benny G.
1:14 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Elizabeth, it is getting wrapped up. The punks are sweating this out as we speak. This IS the punishment. Sweat them out then settle. Probation, drug classes, community service, don't do "home invasions" with rifles!! I can't get the visual out of my mind...A home invasion with a RIFLE...LMAO
Jon Hall
6:58 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Steve, why did Patch run a story a few weeks back indicating the sense that a plea deal in this sad case was all but worked out? It seemed like premature reporting at the time, almost as if Patch was shilling for the defense team. These kids don't deserve a break, not with a gun involved, and to suggest they had a chance to get a break from the courts does not suggest the kind of justice I think we expect here. Happy to see the prosecutor up the stakes. This is not the kind of first (felony) offense that deserves anything less than a felony conviction.
Standards
7:02 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Sounds like the judge is a fair man, these new charges just clog things up on purpose and are vindictive of the Prosecution. These are kids who were stupid and made a mistake, and have shown over the past year they learned their lesson. THeir lives are ruined as it is, let them put their lives back together and move on. This could be anyone's child, I don't think they deserve 100 years in prison. Shame on the District Attorney, he is wasting OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS with these additional charges.
Marijuana is legal in many states, Illinois should follow suit with this so malicious prosecutions like this cannot happen.
DeerfieldResident
9:21 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Agreed. Why the marijuana charges now? Seems like that must be the least of the offenses they committed, so what's the point in adding it at this point in the process? It certainly does seem vindictive and just draws out the process and racks up more legal expenses on both sides. If the prosecutor didn't feel it was worth charging them with the marijuana possession last summer/fall, why now? Let's wrap this thing up so everyone can move forward.
Jon Hall
9:26 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
This is exactly how I prefer tax dollars to be spent. Gun, drug distribution deal gone bad, home invasion? That is not legal in any state, or in any state that permits medical (or recreational) marijuana use.
Participating Spectator
6:42 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
I have to wonder why EVERYONE refers to 18 year olds as kids? Not to many years ago that was the Draft age. I and my brothers began serving in the military without being drafted at age 18. I am sure their relatives are less than proud of these...young men.
Cut the spending
9:57 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
"Marijuana is legal in many states, Illinois should follow suit with this so malicious prosecutions like this cannot happen."
Unlawful Possession of Cannabis can be charged as a Class 4 Felony when the amount of cannabis alleged to have been possessed is more than 30 grams but less than 500 grams. Show me which State allows you to possess that much pot legally?
Just The Facts 2013
2:54 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Umm Mathew it quite obvious you can't read or you just decided to pick and choose words that make your MORON argument seem right. The facts are. Amendment 64 which really is an amendment to Article 18 of the Colorado constitution says in Section 3 will allow the "personal use and regulation of marijuana" for adults 21 and over. Last i check these to low life scum criminals are not 21. New liberties of Amendment 64 apply to people 21 or older. People can grow up to three immature and three mature cannabis plants privately in a locked space, legally possess all cannabis from the plants they grow (as long as it stays where it was grown)Last i read these guys weren't at home. So tell your boy friends a lot of people out here will be clapping when they are thrown in jail were they both belong. Now get out of your parents basement get a job and put down your bong. LOSER
Bruce Schwartz
11:08 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Just The Facts 2013 you are a huge fag
Benny G.
10:21 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
"why the marijuana charge now?" This is purely "procedural" as an excuse for the court to continue the matter so the parties can reach a settlement. The DA stated in the article that the defense needed the time to "review the new charge." wink wink. The judge went along with it. The DA does not want to try the case. There had to be a small hiccup in the settlement so they are giving it more time. The weapon used was not a "gun"...it was a "long gun." a RIFLE! Have you ever heard of a home invasion where a rifle was used? Its laughable. This is about three idiotic Northshore kids and a marijuana issue lol. I'm surprised none of the Patchies have not asked for an investigation into Jacob Lynne as a major international narcotics trafficking ring. lol
Lois kahn
10:42 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Place the boys on probation. Marijuana is not the issue here.... Let. The boys resume there life ......
DINGLE BEERY GUM
12:13 pm on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
LOIS YOUR A LIBERAL MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IM LOIS "IM LOIS LETS LET KIDS GET AWAY WITH CRIME SO THEY THINK ITS OK TO DO IT AGAIN"
WHAT A DUMMY!!!!
Moe @ the Buck
11:05 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Tonight @ The Buck: we're all getting together, laying down our guns, picking up our joints, holding hands, and singing kum bah yah.
In much more important patch news, anyone have any insiders on caption this, dog with remote? Who won? I can't wait until Monday.
IGUYGUYGUYGUYGUY!
Benny G.
1:11 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Moe, will there be the chicken poop board going. How about a game of skittle bowl. Did you see an 18 year old female Fraulini got popped on a marijuana beef...lol. Arthur is rolling in his grave...or swimming in his Blackberry Brandy : ))
Deerfied Dad
11:30 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Lock them up now, before they think they can get away with such behavior!
Moe @ the Buck
11:42 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
Steve Sadin, has anyone told you that you look like Charlton Heston? It's always funny when you read peoples articles and posts, then see what they look like. Like Bree, I thought she was a middle age redhead stepford wife. Turns out he's an elderly man who has a striking resemblance to Wilford Brimly(or is it Grimly??) Some say I look like Chris Farley, but now they say Jack Black. That could be a patch poll. Moe @ the Buck: Does he look like Jack Black or Chris Farley?
Steve Sadin, give us a little"I am not an animal"
Moe @ the Buck
1:57 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Ouch Benny, very Ouch! The price of ginger ale just went up. See you tonight. IGUYGUYGUYGUYGUY!
Rich M
2:10 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Moe, the Popeye is thing is killing me. You have me in tears to the finishk, cuz I eat my spinichk!
Benny G.
8:38 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Is Dennis P still behind the bar---Mr. Personality!!!
Moe @ the Buck
8:59 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
I think Dennis was the only one in history to get fired from the Buck.
Participating Spectator
6:51 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
Are the terms...Bastard or Fag, etc. allowed here? I thought the Terms of Use Policy forbids users from slinging mud when posting opinions?