Cops: Chicago crack dealers charged in Kane Co.

Two Chicago men accused of routinely bringing crack cocaine to the Western suburbs were charged in Kane County this week, police said Friday.

David J. Johnson, 37, of the 1600 block of N. Mobile Avenue, and Michael A. Mattix, 46, of the 1900 block of N. Sayre Avenue, each face two counts of calculated criminal drug conspiracy. Johnson also is charged with cocaine possession and delivery.

Master Sgt. Bill Backus of the North Central Narcotics Task Force said Johnson sold about an ounce of crack cocaine to undercover agents in Aurora on Aug. 19 and 25. According to the charges, Mattix helped facilitate the deals, worth about $1,000 each, over the phone.

"We're alleging that they were making routine trips from Chicago to Aurora to deliver crack cocaine," Backus said.

District 15 Illinois State Police helped apprehend the suspects about 11 p.m. Wednesday on the ramp from eastbound Interstate 88 to I-355 South near Lisle in DuPage County after they didn't show up for a third undercover drug buy, Backus said.

Calculated criminal drug conspiracy is a Class X felony with a standard sentencing range of up to 30 years in prison. Backus said the charge can be applied when multiple people are involved in a drug scheme, and it holds each participant equally accountable, even those who don't possess the actual drugs.

Johnson and Mattix are scheduled to appear Sept. 16 in front of Kane County Judge James C. Hallock. Both men were being held in the Kane County jail Friday on $150,000 bond. No attorneys were listed for them in court records.