Two charged with selling heroin in St. Charles

Two men were arrested in St. Charles Thursday afternoon on charges of selling heroin, police said.

Matthew F. Gober, of Bloomingdale, was charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony; one count of delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 2 felony; two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony; and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a Class 4 felony. Bail was set Friday at $150,000.

Patrick R. Maher, of Wood Dale, was charged with one count of delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony; possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; and possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. His bail was set at $100,000.

Both men were being held in the Kane County jail as of late Friday afternoon.

An undercover North Central Narcotics Task Force officer investigating Gober bought 1.8 grams of heroin from Gober and Maher in the parking lot of a shopping center in the 3900 block of East Main Street. Their vehicle was later stopped by St. Charles and Illinois State Police. A search of the car revealed an additional 12.5 grams of heroin, according to ISP Sgt. Tim Tippet of the task force.

Gober, 52, lives in the 200 block of Applewood Lane in Bloomingdale. Maher, 33, lives in the 600 block of Welter Drive in Wood Dale.

The arrest of Gober concludes a three-month undercover investigation by the task force.

Their next scheduled court dates are July 28.