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Illinois judge charged with heroin and gun possession
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook pleaded not guilty to federal counts of possessing heroin and having a firearm while using controlled substances. The case follows the death of fellow judge Joe Christ from a cocaine overdose at a cabin Paul Petty calls near Pleasant Hill, Illinois. Both judges were staying at the cabin when Christ died, with investigators seizing cocaine and paraphernalia. Cook, 43, remains a judge but under investigation and removed from his docket. He was released on his own recognizance with conditions including drug treatment and passport surrender.
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ST. Louis
Illinois
St. Clair County
Michael Cook
Cook
Joe Christ
Mississippi River
Pleasant Hill
Pike County
Ill
Paul Petty
Christ
Petty
Associated Press
East St. Louis
U.S
Clifford Proud