- Macoupin State's Attorney Jordan Garrison announced today that Marc A. Wash (5/27/1978) of Durant, MS, plead guilty to possessing more than 5500 grams (12.125 pounds) of cocaine in Macoupin County. The Honorable Joshua A. Meyer accepted the guilty plea and set the matter for sentencing hearing on July 2, 2026. The sentencing range for the charge Wash plead guilty to is 8-40 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
On June 11, 2021, Trooper Keith Hauter conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was speeding. The vehicle also had a broken tail light and smelled of cannabis. Wash was determined to be driving the vehicle with a suspended license and a tow inventory was conducted. During the inventory, Tpr. Hauter found an hidden compartment in the back of the vehicle which contained the cocaine. Judge Meyer set the bond at $500,000 which Wash posted 10 days later. He has been on pretrial release since posting bond.
“Drug addiction is a misery that is enabled by people who bring these awful substances into our communities.” Garrison said. "Ongoing efforts to stop the flow of drugs into our county is the only way to get ahead of this scourge. I thank the Illinois State Police, specifically Keith Hauter and the South Central Illinois Drug Task Force for their exemplary work in securing the guilty plea."
