VERMILION COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RELEASE

 42-year-old Christopher Mattison, formerly of Hoopeston pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance.  In Vermilion County Court, Mattison was sentenced to 6 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Following his prison term, Mattison will serve one year of mandatory supervised release. The plea and sentencing were presided over by Judge Mark S. Goodwin.

It was early January when Hoopeston Police conducted a traffic stop for a violation.  Mattison told the officer that he did not have identification with him but provided a debit card bearing his full name. Hoopeston dispatch confirmed that Mattison’s driver’s license was revoked. Mattison was subsequently arrested and searched.  During the search, officers recovered a clear plastic baggie from his front pants pocket containing a white, powdery substance that field-tested positive for cocaine. Officers also searched a bag Mattison was carrying across his chest. Inside the bag, they recovered a grocery bag containing $3,728 in United States currency and an unmarked pill bottle containing white capsules that field-tested positive for cocaine. Before the vehicle was towed, officers conducted a search of the vehicle. From the area of the driver’s seat, they recovered a small, clear plastic baggie containing a white, chunky, powdery substance that field-tested positive for cocaine. Officers also recovered an open bottle of alcohol from a bag behind the driver’s seat and a small digital scale from inside a duffle bag. The suspected cocaine was submitted to the Illinois State Police Crime Lab for testing and subsequently returned positive results for cocaine.

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