Cook County Jail inmate found with fentanyl pills, officials say

The Brief

  • Maurice Hollis, 25, faces a felony charge for allegedly possessing fentanyl at Cook County Jail.
  • Staff found pills in a pocket sewn into his pant leg during a search June 6.
  • Hollis is in Illinois Department of Corrections custody after receiving a four-year sentence for aggravated discharge of a firearm.

CHICAGO A 25-year-old man is facing another felony charge after fentanyl pills were found in a pocket sewn into his pant leg while he was in custody at Cook County Jail, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

What we know:

Correctional staff were conducting a routine pat-down search of Maurice Hollis on June 6 when they felt something in his pant leg, officials said.

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