Beloit man arrested on drug trafficking charges

JANESVILLE — A 38-year-old Beloit man is facing a series of drug-related charges including maintaining a drug house in the city of Janesville.

Ezekiel Rodriguez faces three felony counts of manufacturing/delivering cocaine, one felony count of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, one felony count of possession with intent to deliver THC, and one felony count of maintaining a drug trafficking place. With all of the counts combined, he faces up to 50 years in prison and $345,000 in fines.

According to a criminal complaint, the special investigations unit of the Rock County Sheriff’s Office made a series of drug purchases from Rodriguez between October 2025 and January 2026. A search warrant of his home in Beloit found THC, drug paraphernalia, cash and more suspected cocaine. Among the charges was that he allegedly was maintaining a drug house in Janesville, “used for delivering controlled substances.”…

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