Judge's Son on 2nd Heroin Case in 6 Years Can Get Out in 4 Months
The son of former Will County Chief Judge Rodney Lechwar was sentenced to eight years in prison but can do as little as four months, said the prosecutor who agreed to his plea deal.
When Will County Judge Rodney Lechwar's son Matthew was arrested for allegedly dealing heroin in 2006, the 24-year-old got his charge dropped by successfully completing a special drug court program. When he was again arrested on a heroin rap six years later, Matthew Lechwar took a plea deal brokered by his attorney and a special prosecutor that could see him sprung from prison in as little as four months. Matthew Lechwar's actual sentence was for eight years in prison, but at the request of his attorney, George Lenard, and special prosecutor Charles Colburn, Judge Edward Burmila recommended Matthew Lechwar as a candidate for the Department of Corrections' Impact Incarceration program. Burmila accepted Matthew Lechwar's plea and made his …
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Richard Ramirez
3:43 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
Matt was on my bowling team when we were little. I think the real tragedy here is not taking home the pee wee league trophy. I am also a witness to him smoking a cigarette before he was 18. Whatever happened to POGS? more ›