Rockford woman arrested after delivering heroin to undercover officers at Liberty Park

Jernae C. Brady (Photo provided)

From press release

Nov. 29, the State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT) in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a Rockford woman for delivery of a controlled substance (heroin).

Jernae C. Brady, 27, of the 1100 block of Sixth St., Rockford, was arrested and charged with delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park. The arrest of Brady comes after she delivered 1 to 15 grams of heroin to an undercover SLANT agent while at Liberty Park in Rockford.

Delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park is a class X felony, punishable by six to 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Brady was incarcerated at the Winnebago county jail.

The case is ongoing, and more arrests are anticipated.

These charges are only an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The State Line Area Narcotics Team is composed of officers from the Freeport, Loves Park, Rockford and Monroe, Wis., police departments, the Stephenson County and Green County, Wis., sheriff’s departments and the Illinois State Police.