Mr. Fajks was charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver over 2000 pills of ecstasy and possession of several stolen motor vehicles, all Class X felonies.
After a lengthy hearing on a Motion to Suppress Evidence tried by Mr. Meczyk, the Criminal Court Judge in DuPage County, held that the Special Task Force that conducted the search and gathered the evidence had arrested Mr. Fajks without probable cause. Because the arrest was illegal, the Court held, the subsequent search that uncovered the contraband was also illegal. A task force made up of four law enforcement agencies had contributed to the investigation and arrest. After the Motion to Suppress Evidence was granted, the State could not proceed to trial and all charges were dismissed.
