A man arrested in McHenry last year – who police said possessed cocaine, cash, a scale and a pipe – has pleaded guilty Friday to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Jeffrey Svoboda, 57, of Palatine, is required to serve half of his prison term. He will receive credit for 285 days spent in the county jail. After beng released from prison, Svoboda will be on mandatory supervised release for 12 months, according to the judgment order in McHenry County court. Fines and fees of $2,490 were dismissed.
Svoboda was accused of possessing more than 44 grams of cocaine divided into two plastic bags, one in powder form and the other in the form of crack, when he was arrested Oct. 2. He also was accused of possessing $1,084, a scale and a clear glass smoking pipe with residue, according to the criminal complaint.
In exchange for his plea, additional charges were dismissed, including possessing 15 to 100 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to the complaint.