Fromthe State’s Attorney:
CHRISTOPHER J. MARKS SENTENCED TO A COMBINED THIRTEEN YEARS IN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE OFFENSES OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER CANNABIS AND POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPH
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that Christopher J. Marks, 31, of Prairie Grove, Illinois, was sentenced to a combined thirteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The sentence was handed down on January 15, 2025, by the Honorable Judge Mark R. Gerhardt after Marks entered a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of
- Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver Cannabis, a Class X Felony, and
- one count of Possession of Child Pornography, a Class 2 Felony.
On November 30, 2021, based on tips received, officers of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant upon Mark’s home in Wonder Lake. Marks was in an interior bedroom, where he was subsequently taken into custody.
Inside the home, Task Force officers located more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, cannabis plants, other illegal controlled substances, currency, multiple cellular phones, along with sales and distribution material.
A search warrant obtained for Marks’ electronic devices revealed he was in possession of multiple images of child pornography on hard drives and cell phones.
Marks was sentenced to ten years on the drug charge, followed by a term of three years for the child pornography charge, terms to be served consecutively. Upon release from the Department of Corrections, he will be placed on a mandatory supervised release term between three years to natural life. He must also register as a sex offender for the remainder of his natural life.
McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese commends the members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force on their diligent and effective investigative efforts in combatting illegal drug sales and distribution in our county. This case was successfully prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney Fara Momen.
