McGilverySean McGilvery of Belleville, heroin supplier to former judge Michael Cook, turned to the drug as a cheap alternative to prescription pain killers, his lawyer said after he pleaded guilty on Oct. 17.Rodney Holmes of St. Louis told reporters outside of federal court, “People sell these pills on the street but it’s cheaper to get heroin.”“OxyContin is just synthetic morphine," he said. “This
A federal judge has continued the jury trial of an accused heroin dealer with ties to a former St. Clair County judge facing drug and firearm charges.U.S. District Judge Michael Reagan on Wednesday granted Sean McGilvery’s request to push back his July 29 jury trial and continued it until 9 a.m. Sept. 16.McGilvery requested a 60-day continuance in a motion filed Tuesday that noted his attorney, Ronald
Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook has waived his right to a speedy trial on drug and firearm offenses in federal court in East St. Louis.