A former suburban Chicago police officer accused of operating a drug ring
with two colleagues was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
Former Schaumburg Officer Terrence O'Brien pleaded guilty Friday to
unlawful possession of a controlled substance, official misconduct, burglary
and armed violence before DuPage County Circuit Judge Blanche Hill Fawell.
The 47-year-old O'Brien was arrested last year along with 30-year-old John
Cichy and 29-year-old Matthew Hudak for allegedly stealing drugs seized by
police and selling them through a street dealer. Among the drugs allegedly sold
was marijuana and cocaine.
Authorities became aware of the scheme in January 2013, when an informant
told investigators in a neighboring community he had been asked to sell drugs
given him by police.
DuPage County prosecutors say cases against Cichy and Hudak are pending.