Cocaine dealer busted for selling to undercover agent
SALINE CO.—A Harrisburg man known to be one of the city’s most prolific cocaine dealers, who was out on $15,000 cash bond after facing six felony drug indictments stemming from an arrest in October of 2009, has been arrested again after selling cocaine to undercover drug agents.
Winifred L. Moss, 53, of 724 Beggs Place, Harrisburg, was arrested last night (05.22.12) and charged with one count of Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance Within 1,000 of Real Property Compromising a Church.
Winifred Moss, left, talking with court security officer
The incident is said to have taken place May 4.
The church the drugs were sold near has been identified as Mizpah General Baptist Church on Roberts Street in Harrisburg, which is the same location named in the 2009 indictments against Moss.
The drug identified as being sold to undercover agents is cocaine, also the same as 2009.
“He considers himself a businessman like anybody else we have around here running a business,” a source close to the investigation told Disclosure.
Saline County State’s Attorney Mike Henshaw’s office has filed a Petition to Revoke the probation Moss was out on for the 2009 charges, which if granted would forfeit the $15,000 cash that put him back on the street in the first place.
Moss is currently being housed in the county detention center on $5,000 cash bond.
“We expect to begin prosecuting Mr. Moss on the 2009 charges on June 27,” Henshaw said.
While many wondered what was taking so long and although Henshaw himself declined to comment, insiders say the case had dragged on because of behind-the-scenes machinations of defense attorney Bryan Drew, who is known for dragging cases out as long as he can, either because the case is weak and the client wants to postpone going to prison or so he can soak his clients, charging for one appearance after another to beg for a continuance.
Henshaw did say that Moss is just one of numerous cases his office will prosecute this summer.
Henshaw added that the recent arrest of Moss was brought about by members of the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force, who prefer to keep their names out of print due to the sensitive nature of their work.
Formal charges in the case were filed by Assistant State’s Attorney Jason Olson with the arrest arrant signed by Judge Walden Morris.
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Posted by Jack Howser
on May 23 2012. Filed under Breaking, Saline.
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Mr. Moss needs to find a new business to get in, he doesn’t seem to be doing well in this one.
The sad story here is that the demand will go on and someone has already taken his place.
Congrats to Southern Illinos Drug Task Force for doing a great job but as we all know this is only the tip of the iceburg.
He has probably been in prison so much he has his own key to his private cell! Pull off the stained sheets boys Winifred is on his way home.
Great job!
This is only the tip of the iceberg, but i am confident they will get plenty more.
Once again, great job!
Yeah, I’d say the local gendarmerie has outdone themselves…it’s about time somebody start shutting this shit down.
…a rolling Moss gathers the stoned…
Why would he want Drew as his lawyer? He already has a jailhouse lawyer in the family.
Correct me if I am wrong. Didn’t Saline County tax payers pay out close to $5000.00 or more for a public defender to represent Winnie in his first case only to have Winnie fire him and hire Drew? If I am right then he shouldn’t have any bond set until he reimburses the tax payers. Then double his first bond make it $30,000.00. It is time we send a stiff message out to drug dealers. It’s time for our judical system to grow a set from the Judge, S.A. to the police! Make an example out of him! Don’t let him out on our streets again!
I think said reimbursement is a BRILLIANT idea.
I think we need to lobby our legislators to put this into effect.
fuk all yall free winifred, raymond and the rest of the moss cartel
free winifred, raymond and the rest of the moss cartel
Taylor, you really need to stay off of the computer when you come in shit-faced at 2AM. Your posts will make more sense when you have a clear head.
Dennis! I doubt at any time someone who sends messages like that will ever have a clear head or a lucid thought process.