TWO-MONTH PROBE PRECEDED POLICE SHOOTING

Warrant Revealed Pot, Other Drugs At Glasford Home

LEWISTOWN - Two rural Glasford men had been under investigation for
manufacturing pot for more than two months before a raid by police
left one dead and the other facing drug production charges, newly
filed court documents reveal.

Search warrant-related documents filed Thursday with the Fulton
County circuit clerk indicate a Fulton County sheriff's deputy began
investigating David L. Green and Daniel C. Matheny in April in
response to a CrimeStoppers tip that the two were growing marijuana
inside Matheny's house at 27368 E. Birds Corner Road in rural Glasford.

Following the undercover investigation, which included videotaped
surveillance, the deputy requested a search warrant for the property.
Officers from the West Central Illinois Drug Task Force were serving
that search warrant at about 6 a.m. June 23 when they were confronted
by Green. Police said he was armed with a long gun and a handgun, and
he pointed the handgun at officers, refusing to drop it when ordered.
He was fatally shot by a veteran Illinois State Police officer.

According to autopsy results, Green died of gunshot wounds to the
chest. A coroner's inquest has yet to be scheduled.

In his request for a search warrant, the deputy, who works undercover
for the task force, said his tipster also told him Green and Matheny
kept rottweilers at the house.

In detailing his request to Judge David Hultgren, the officer said he
went to a wooded area next to Matheny's house on May 18 and saw about
20 marijuana plants, with a post hole digger, a spade, a bow saw, a
plastic tub, potting soil and fertilizer nearby, court documents state.

The officer returned to the property May 27 and installed a video
recording camera. The officer retrieved the videotape on June 6 and
indicated it showed video of Green tending to and weeding the
marijuana plants, once with a rottweiler.

A Fulton County deputy went to Matheny's house on June 10, less than
two weeks before the shooting, looking for a neighbor he needed to
serve a warrant on and finding Green instead, records said.

The request for a search warrant filed with Hultgren on June 22 said
police wanted to confiscate all items and instruments related to a
marijuana-growing operation, in addition to money, telephone numbers,
records of sales and firearms.

According to court records, police seized 35 items from the
residence, including 72 marijuana plants, some found outside in plots
and some found inside in two "grow rooms;" 45.5 grams of marijuana,
some in bags and some on screens near the grow rooms; drug
paraphernalia; weapons including two 12-gauge pump shotguns, one
12-gauge shotgun shell and a 9 mm rifle with 10 rounds of ammunition;
plant lights and instructions on using them; "Earth Juice"
fertilizer; scales; a mirror with a line of suspected cocaine; and
various prescription drugs such as oxycodone, methadone and
hydrocodone. Police also confiscated a 1993 Ford F-150 pickup truck
and a 1979 Harley-Davidson motorcycle from the building Green was staying in.

Police initially released few details about Green's shooting and
still haven't said how many times he was shot.

Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Rick Hector said Thursday all state
police officers involved in the shooting were intially placed on
administrative duty, as is standard during an investigation into a
shooting. Hector said all the officers are now back on full operational status.

Hector said the investigation has been made a "high priority" for the agency.

"We'll have probably well over 100 interviews that have to be
completed," he said, and about half of those have been done.

Hector said police will turn over their reports to Fulton County
State's Attorney John Clark when they are finished, and Clark will
review the reports to determine whether criminal charges should be filed.

"Anytime one of our officers is involved in a shooting ... we do a
very thorough job on these investigations," Hector said.

Though 72 marijuana plants were confiscated, Matheny is charged with
unlawful production of cannabis sativa plants for growing more than
five but less than 20 plants, a felony.

Clark said Thursday he doesn't anticipate amending the charges
against Matheny, who will be in court next on July 27.