GREEN BAY (WLUK) — After James Grandberry, a suspect in a major Chicago-to-Green Bay drug ring investigation, sat in jail for more than 14 months without an attorney or a preliminary hearing — which are usually held within 10 days — the charges against him should be dismissed, and the courts should create a rule that would have suspects be released on bond while the search for an attorney continues, according to his appeal filed Wednesday.
Grandberry, 36, faces 14 charges, including three of manufacture or delivery of fentanyl, amphetamines and cocaine. He was arrested July 11, 2024, and charged about two weeks later. Prosecutors have said this case was the state’s first wiretap investigation for fentanyl and at least 47 people are facing charges.
Grandberry has pleaded not guilty, but no trial date has been set. He returns to court April 10 for a status conference.
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