Man pleads guilty to selling Ecstasy

A 30-year-old Skokie man pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling 1,001 Ecstasy tablets in the parking lot of a Schaumburg sporting goods store.

Appearing before U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, Dejan Galic wore a gray, long-sleeved T-shirt, his muscles bulging underneath and his hair cropped in Mohawk fashion.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler C. Murray told Leinenweber that Galic met on April 27, 2004, at Premier Billiards and Cafe in Glenview with an acquaintance and a man who, unbeknownst to him, was cooperating with federal authorities. There, Galic agreed to meet with the cooperating witness in the future and sell him 1,000 tabs of Ecstasy at $8 each.

On May 6, 2004, Galic met the witness in the parking lot of a sporting goods store at 601 N. Martingale in Schaumburg, getting into the witness' car. The witness was accompanied by an undercover Chicago police officer, who saw Galic hand over a packet containing approximately 1,001 tabs of Ecstasy, each imprinted with the image of a dove, Murray said. The cooperating witness then handed over $8,000, to Galic, who got out of the car and left, Murray said.

Galic agreed that the scenario Murray described was accurate, and Leinenweber accepted his plea, setting sentencing for Jan. 30. Galic faces 46 to 57 months in prison.