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The 22-year-old Springfield man was arrested after police linked him to incidents at Country Inn and Suites, Shangri La Dispensary, a Yale Avenue home.
Corrections dept points to Springfield blog
Street value of seized drugs is estimated to be more than $150,000.
Michael Turner is being held in the Sangamon County Jail.
SPD confirms recent retail theft and ATM thefts, but said there is no information indicating the incidents are related.
37-year-old Springfield man arrested
Smollett, who is Black and gay, told police in January 2019 that two men assaulted him in his downtown Chicago neighborhood, spouting slurs, tossing a noose around his neck, and yelling that he was in “MAGA country.”
Police say the murder investigation required extensive department resources and involved collaboration with federal and state agencies.
The two teens engaged in the physical altercation failed to stop after multiple commands from the officer.