A Bardolph man has been sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for delivery of methamphetamine (15<100 grams).
Walker Madison, 30, pleaded guilty in McDonough County Circuit Court Aug. 20 to one count of delivery of meth. Four other meth-related charges and seven weapons charges were dismissed. He originally pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial. Madison was arrested following an early morning traffic stop in late February in rural McDonough County.
Following the traffic stop Feb. 26 at 3:01 a.m. on Highway 95 in New Philadelphia, a McDonough County Sheriff's Office deputy observed indicators of criminal activity, and K9 Vamos was called to the scene. Following a positive alert for illegal narcotics, a probable cause search was conducted and 25.23 grams of methamphetamine was confiscated.
This led deputies to obtain a search warrant for Walker's Bardolph residence at 207 E. Poplar St. where drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and seven firearms were seized. Madison was originally charged with seven counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (Class 3 felonies); possession of methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver 15-100 grams (Class X felony); possession of methamphetamine 15-100 grams (Class 1 felony), and three counts of delivery of methamphetamine (Class 2 felonies).
Days before the McDonough County arrest, Walker, along with Jason Beans, 42, and Cindy Lambert, 44, both of Macomb, were arrested at 6:22 a.m., Feb. 19 by the Knox County Sheriff's Office when deputies were dispatched to the former Abingdon Pottery building for a report of a burglary. Walker, Beans and Lambert were each charged with burglary and possession of burglary tools. That case continues in Knox County Circuit Court.
