McHenry County Government: PAUL BENZINGER SENTENCED TO 6.5 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OF A CO ...

Huntley IL

26 August, 2021

12:55 PM

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Press release from the McHenry County Government: 08/25/2021 1:44 PM PRESS RELEASE AUGUST 25, 2021 PAUL BENZINGER SENTENCED TO 6.5 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR UNLAWFUL DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State's Attorney, announces that 33-year-old Paul S. Benzinger of Crystal Lake, Illinois, pled guilty to Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Class 1 felonies, before the Honorable Michael Coppedge on August 24, 2021.    On July 21, 2020, Benzinger sold approximately 1.2 grams of fentanyl to another individual. Members of the McHenry County Sheriff's Office then responded to Benzinger's residence where they located an additional 8.5 grams of fentanyl.  The investigation was conducted by the McHenry County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force and was prosecuted by Brette Dunbar of the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office.   ##### This press release was produced by the McHenry County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.