In Kane County, Illinois, a former police chief and three officers from a Chicago suburb are embroiled in a legal scandal, accused of orchestrating a scheme to illegally sell firearms from their department’s evidence room.
The accused include Steven Millar, the former police chief of Campton Hills, along with two former officers and one current officer. They are all facing a range of serious charges following a grand jury indictment.
Millar is confronting multiple allegations: five counts of delivering a firearm before the mandatory 72-hour waiting period, two counts of theft, 22 counts of official misconduct, charges of wire fraud, nine counts of forgery, and money laundering. These charges stem from accusations that he misappropriated a handgun, a revolver, two rifles, and a shotgun from the police department’s evidence locker over a period spanning from January 2018 to February 2023.
He is further accused of selling these stolen firearms and falsifying police records in an attempt to conceal his actions.
Douglas Kuick, who remains an active officer in Campton Hills, is also facing legal trouble. His charges include theft, two counts of delivering a firearm before the 72-hour waiting period, two counts of official misconduct, money laundering, and wire fraud.
Douglas Kuick, a current Campton Hills officer, is facing charges of theft, two counts of delivery of firearm before 72-hour waiting period expired, two counts of official misconduct, money laundering and wire fraud.
He allegedly stole a handgun and revolver and sold them.
Former Campton Hills officer Steve Coryell, 57, is facing two counts of theft, four counts of official misconduct, two counts of forgery, wire fraud and obstructing justice by destroying evidence.
Coryell allegedly stole firearms from the evidence locker but the charging document did not state how many.
Former Campton Hills officer Daniel Hatt, 65, is facing two counts of official misconduct, money laundering, forgery, obstructing justice by destroying evidence and wire fraud.
The investigation was conducted by Illinois State Police.
All four surrendered themselves to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday morning. All of them were released under special conditions.
Their next court date is scheduled for Dec. 12.
