Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Sheriff’s Tactical Response Team apprehended a man after responding to a shots fired call in unincorporated Gurnee.
Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded about 2:15 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2025 to a report of shots fired in the block of 18600 Highfield Drive in unincorporated Gurnee. The 911 caller reported seeing a man and woman shooting from their yard.
Lake County Sheriff’s deputies arrived and spoke with the home’s occupant, Nazareth T. Collins, 34, of the same address, as Collins exited the front door. Sheriff’s deputies saw several discharged firearm rounds (.762 rounds and 5.7×28 rounds) in the yard of the residence.
Collins and others inside the home were uncooperative and declined deputies’ request to search the residence. Believing the firearms used were likely still inside, deputies worked with the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office to obtain a search warrant. A judge approved and signed the warrant at approximately 6:20 a.m.
Shortly after, members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Tactical Response Team executed the search warrant. Sheriff’s deputies located the following items in Collins’ bedroom:
Over 500 grams of cocaine
Over 40 grams of MDMA pills
Over 1,400 grams of cannabis
Over 35 grams of psilocybin mushrooms
Alprazolam pills
No firearms were located. Based on their investigation, Lake County Sheriff’s deputies believe they were likely removed from the home by another individual before deputies arrived.
After reviewing the facts and circumstances of the incident, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the following charges:
Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver – Cocaine (Class X Felony)
Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver – Psilocybin (Class 2 Felony)
Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver – MDMA (Class 2 Felony)
Unlawful Possession of Cocaine (Class 1 Felony)
Unlawful Possession of MDMA (15-100 grams) (Class 1 Felony)
Unlawful Possession of Psilocybin (Class 4 Felony)
Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Deliver (500-2000 grams) (Class 2 Felony)
Possession of Cannabis (500-2000 grams) (Class 3 Felony)
Unlawful Possession of Alprazolam (Class 4 Felony)
Further charges are possible regarding the discharge of firearms.
The common brand name for Alprazolam is Xanax.
Collins remains held pending an initial court appearance scheduled for Sunday morning, July 6, 2025. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office intends to file a petition to detain Collins while awaiting trial.
All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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