Cook County Blog

Golf, Cocaine, and Cook County

It must be nice to be able to get away to a golf outing in Wisconsin. The sun, the cart, your best set of clubs, and... 2 small packs of cocaine? Kevin O'Brien, an employee of the Cook County Assessor's Office, accidentally dropped one pack at the office, and it was caught on DVR before his golf trip. See story.

An employee with the Cook County Assessor's Office was charged with possession of a controlled substance after a packet with a small amount of cocaine was found in an office hallway and authorities tied it to the suspect after reviewing video from a security camera.

Doh!

This poor guy was just trying to "sniff a little coke" and work on his chip shot. But he will have to find a better place to keep the small packs. According to recordings and his confession, the pack popped out of his wallet unexpectedly. A bystander turned the package in and charges were administered. I hope his wife, 38th Ward Democratic committeeman, Patricia Cullerton, understands.

This story is from back in June, but I couldn't help but laugh out loud when I read it. This behavior is rampant in Cook County...Obama, after all, is reported to have smoked crack cocaine in the back of a limousine in 1999 while he was a representative in Springfield...and had homosexual sex. None of this should come as a surprise to anyone...but what's ridiculous is that they're supposed to be looking out for the taxpayer.

And don't get me started on the escapades of Jesse Jackson, Jr.