Sterling man arrested on charges of possession, intent to deliver cocaine, oxycodone, cannabis and psilocybin

A Sterling man is in the Lee County Jail after Dixon Police say he was arrested on multiple drug charges.

A news release from the Dixon Police Department says that officers conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of E. Seventh Street on August 8 at about 12:56 a.m. Two people ran from the vehicle when it stopped. Officers pursued them on foot and arrested Jerimiah V. Heald, age 21, of Sterling. A taser was deployed on Heald during the arrest.

Officers searched Heald and found:

• Approximately 50 grams of suspected cocaine,
• Approximately 21 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms,
• Approximately 47 grams of suspected cannabis,
• Approximately 7.5 grams of suspected oxycodone pills, and
• A scale with white residue that field tested positive for the presumptive presence of cocaine.

Heald was taken to KSB Hospital and medically cleared. After his release, he was taken to the Dixon Police Department where he was processed and charged with:

• Possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (cocaine), a class X felony,
• Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (cocaine), a class 1 felony,
• Unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (oxycodone), a class 2 felony,
• Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (oxycodone), a class 4 felony,
• Unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance (psilocybin mushrooms), a class 3 felony,
• Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (psilocybin mushrooms), a class 4 felony,
• Unlawful possession with intent to deliver cannabis, a class 3 felony,
• Unlawful possession of cannabis, a class 3 felony, and
• Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, a class A misdemeanor.

Heald was then taken to the Lee County Jail to await an initial court appearance.

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