Kagy Sentenced

The suspect in a case pending since 2022 has been sentenced to prison.Devon R. Kagy, age 32, appeared in Jefferson County District Court on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in the custody of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. David J.A. Bargen was the presiding judge. The defendant was originally charged with two counts of manufacture, delivery or intent to distribute a controlled substance (marijuana and psilocybin), both class 2A felonies punishable by one to 50 years in prison; and possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, a class 3 felony punishable by up to four years in prison, two year post-release supervision and a $25,000 fine.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at a residence in Fairbury Thursday morning, February 10, 2022, and one suspect, Kagy, was arrested. During the execution of that warrant, Jefferson County deputies reported locating two machetes and two knives, all with a blade of longer than three and a half inches. As the subject of a protection order, Kagy is not legally allowed to possess such weapons.In accordance with a plea agreement, Kagy pleaded no contest to possession of a deadly weapon. The remaining charges were dismissed. Kagy's attorney, Public Defender Scott Gropp, noted he had been incarcerated for nine moths on another matter.The judge sentenced Kagy to four years in prison and one year of post-release supervision.

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