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Deputy Weitekamp Receives Commendation

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:00:51 CST

Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Lance Weitekamp has received a commendation from the Illinois Metropolis Enforcement Group (MEG) Directors and Task Force Commanders Association.

On November 3, in Peoria, Deputy Weitekamp was presented with a plaque for his actions during an arrest. The award read, “In recognition for your diligence and relentless courage in a drug enforcement incident."

While serving an arrest warrant on a woman, Weitekamp was involved in a 9-minute, full-blown physical altercation with the woman's boyfriend. Once both subjects were in custody, a search warrant was obtained for the residence. Seized in the residence was 30,830 grams of cannabis, 97 grams of cannabis butter, 205 cannabis plants, 9 fentanyl patches, 80 hydrocodone pills, 46 grams of methamphetamine ice and over $8,000 in U.S. Currency.

"Deputy Weitekamp's actions are a great example of our deputies and their dedication to combating illegal drugs in the county," said Montgomery County Undersheriff Rick Robbins. "Deputy Weitekamp was involved in a violent situation in which his level of training and physical abilities were challenged and he prevailed. He is to be commended for his actions."

(Photo Courtesy of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office)