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 Associate Judge William Workman on September 26, 2017, sentenced LC
Norman (d.o.b. 1-11-81), of the 5800 block of S. Union Street, Chicago,
Illinois, to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections to be
followed by 3 years of Mandatory Supervised Release, formerly called
Parole. According to Illinois law, Norman must serve at least 75% of the
sentence. Norman will receive 451 days credit for his time served in
pre-trial detention credit at the Logan County Jail.
During a bench trial before Judge Workman, Logan County Assistant
State’s Attorney Bradley Hauge presented evidence that Norman frequently
received money transfers from multiple Logan County drug dealers and
would then supply cocaine and heroin to those dealers.
On August 22, 2015, Christopher Parrish, 28 (d.o.b. 7-25-89), was
driving a vehicle traveling from Chicago to Lincoln, with Norman as a
passenger, when officers from the Lincoln Police Department stopped the
vehicle. Inside a hidden compartment of the vehicle law enforcement
found 13.7 grams of cocaine.
On June 7, 2016, Patrick Fry, 20 (d.o.b. 10-15-96), was driving a
vehicle traveling southbound, toward Lincoln, with Norman again as a
passenger, when the Lincoln Police Department attempted to stop the
vehicle. The vehicle initially started to pull over before accelerating.
During the pursuit of the vehicle, law enforcement estimated Fry drove
in excess of 100 miles per hour on Lincoln Parkway in Lincoln and
committed several traffic violations. While attempting to flee law
enforcement, Norman reached into his backpack and threw a plastic
grocery bag from the vehicle. Law enforcement recovered the plastic
grocery bag, which contained smaller plastic bags containing 124.3 grams
of cocaine and 9.9 grams of heroin. Also in the area where the grocery
bag was found, law enforcement located Terry Helton, 21 (d.o.b.
7-14-96), also searching for the same grocery bag.
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LC Norman’s criminal history reflects that in 2005 he was sentenced
to the Illinois Department of Corrections for multiple Burglaries
and for Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. In 2009, while on
Parole, Norman committed the offense of Unlawful Possession of a
Firearm by a Felon and was again sentenced to the Illinois
Department of Corrections. Less than a year later, again while on
Parole, Norman committed the offense of Unlawful Possession of a
Firearm by a Felon, and was again sentenced to the Illinois
Department of Corrections.
On March 28, 2017, Patrick Fry agreed to a sentence of 10 years in
the Illinois Department of Corrections in exchange for a guilty plea
to Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, a Class 1 Felony.
On July 26, 2017, in exchange for his cooperation with law
enforcement, his testimony during Norman’s trial, and his plea of
guilty to Unlawful Criminal Drug Conspiracy, a Class 1 Felony, Terry
Helton was sentenced to 4 years in the Illinois Department of
Corrections for his conduct.
On August 15, 2017, in exchange for his cooperation with law
enforcement, his testimony during Norman’s trial, and his plea of
guilty to Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance, a Class 4
Felony, Christopher Parrish was sentenced to 4 years in the Illinois
Department of Corrections for his conduct.
Protecting this community from the dangers of illegal drugs remains
a priority with the State’s Attorney’s Office and is taken very
seriously. The State’s Attorney’s Office believes that LC Norman’s
sentence is an appropriate sentence. Norman has an extremely long
and serious criminal history of forcible felonies which merits a
lengthy prison sentence in order to protect the public.
[Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney] |
