KANE COUNTY, Ill. — The former police chief of a Chicago suburb, two former officers and a current officer are accused of scheming to sell guns from the evidence room.
The four, including former Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Millar, are facing a bevy of charges in a grand jury indictment.
Millar is facing five counts of delivery of a firearm before 72-hour waiting period expired, two counts of theft, 22 counts of official misconduct, wire fraud, nine counts of forgery and money laundering.
He allegedly stole a handgun, revolver, two rifles and a shotgun from the police department’s evidence locker between Jan. 2018 and Feb. 2023.
Millar also allegedly sold the stolen guns and forged police reports to avoid detection.
Douglas Kuick, a current Campton Hills officer, is facing charges of theft, two counts of delivery of firearm before 72-hour waiting period expired, two counts of official misconduct, money laundering and wire fraud.
He allegedly stole a handgun and revolver and sold them.
Former Campton Hills officer Steve Coryell, 57, is facing two counts of theft, four counts of official misconduct, two counts of forgery, wire fraud and obstructing justice by destroying evidence.
Coryell allegedly stole firearms from the evidence locker but the charging document did not state how many.
Former Campton Hills officer Daniel Hatt, 65, is facing two counts of official misconduct, money laundering, forgery, obstructing justice by destroying evidence and wire fraud.
The investigation was conducted by Illinois State Police.
All four surrendered themselves to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday morning. All of them were released under special conditions.
Their next court date is scheduled for Dec. 12.