Overview

• Undercover detectives purchased more than 200 grams of methamphetamine from Hodge during a sting operation
• A SWAT-backed search of the Wright Avenue home discovered meth packaging materials and a firearm accessible to children in the daycare
• Hodge faces three Class X felony counts of meth distribution, two Class 1 felonies, one Class 4 felony and a misdemeanor child endangerment charge
• Authorities notified the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Illinois Department of Corrections issued a parole violation warrant
• Hodge remains in custody pending a detention hearing as prosecutors seek to keep him behind bars ahead of trial