ELWOOD — A 33-year-old Elwood man faces drug-related charges for allegedly selling prescription drugs to a 16-year-old boy on Sunday.
David M. Moore was being held on $20,000 bond late Monday. Prosecutors charged him earlier in the day with:
• dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance, a Class B felony punishable by six to 20 years in prison.
• maintaining a common nuisance, a Class D felony that carries a sentence of six months to three years.
• possession of paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year behind bars.
• and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a Class A misdemeanor.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the charges:
At about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Elwood officers found a suspect they were searching for in another case. A 16-year-old boy was with the suspect, and when officers spoke to him, the teen seemed to be impaired.
The youth admitted to drinking a few shots of vodka, and taking two Xanax pills, a prescription medication used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks. The boy said Moore gave him the alcohol and he bought the pills from Moore with “a bunch of pennies from his collection” that amounted to about $2, according to the court document. The teen said Moore offered him the drug because the youth was upset after fighting with his mother.
Officers got a search warrant for Moore’s apartment in the 200 block of North 13th Street and discovered several different prescription medications, including Xanax. They also discovered the jar of pennies the teen gave Moore, but he denied selling the boy drugs.
The possession of paraphernalia charge stems from Moore allegedly having a “bong,” or a glass tube used to smoke marijuana, in his apartment.
Moore was arraigned on the charges Monday afternoon, and Magistrate Stephen Clase entered an automatic not-guilty plea on his behalf. His trial date has not yet been scheduled.
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