Ballard Sentenced to Prison for Delivery of Heroin
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[September 25, 2016]
On
September 13, 2016, Associate Judge William Workman accepted a fully
negotiated plea agreement sentencing Calen Ballard to 6½ years in
the Illinois Department of Corrections with a period of 1 years of
mandatory supervised release (formerly known as parole) for the
offense of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance, a class 3
felony, in Logan County case number 16-CF-42.
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On February 23, 2016, Lincoln Police conducted a follow-up investigation
regarding a heroin overdose that occurred 5 days before at the Budget
Inn, 2011 N. Kickapoo Street, Lincoln. Officers entered room 123 of the
Budget Inn and found several individuals inside, including Calen
Ballard. Officers observed small pieces of foil consistent with the
packaging of heroin, a hypodermic syringe, and 0.3 grams of a substance
that tested positive for the presence of heroin. One of the occupants of
the room stated he had just purchased the heroin from Ballard prior to
police arrival.
Based on the Lincoln Police heroin overdose investigation, Jason Routson
was also charged, convicted and sentenced for the offense of Aggravated
Battery, a class 1 felony. Routson was sentenced to a term of 8 years in
the Illinois Department of Corrections in Logan County case number
16-CF-36 on April 19, 2016.
[Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney]
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