ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. A federal grand jury in Rockford returned a superseding indictment today charging seven individuals, six men and a woman, with conspiring to manufacture, possess and distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants. The superseding indictment charges four individuals, JEREMIAH N. CLEMENT, 37, of Des Plaines, Ill., GEORGE H. BACUS, 51, of Niles, Ill., YOUSIF Y. PIRA, 62, of Chicago, Ill., and JUSTIN T. PAGLUSCH, 33, of Ingleside, Ill., who had previously been indicted on April 21, 2015, and three additional individuals, SHLIMON SHIMON, 47, of Chicago, Ill., CASEY WILLIAMS, 28, of Great Falls, Mont., and DESTINY FREEMAN, of Palmer, Alaska. The indictment alleges that between Jan. 2, 2013, and Jan. 6, 2015, the defendants conspired to illegally grow and store marijuana in a warehouse located at 1916 11th Street in Rockford. The warehouse was destroyed by a fire on Jan. 6, 2015.
