Ex-Campton Hills police chief Steven Millar charged with money laundering, gun crime

A former Campton Hills police chief has been accused of selling guns from a police evidence room illegally.

Steven Millar is charged with official misconduct, forgery, money laundering, misapplying governmental funds, wire fraud, theft, and delivering guns before a 72-hour waiting period is over.

Millar, current Campton Hills police officer Douglas Kucik and two former officers — Scott Coryell and Daniel Hatt — turned themselves in Thursday morning.

Kucik, Coryell and Hatt are charged with official misconduct, theft, money laundering, and delivering guns before a 72-hour waiting period.

In a news release, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said that between January 2018 and February 2023, guns in the police evidence room were unlawfully sold. She said reports were filed, and in some cases amended, to facilitate the sales and obstruct investigators.

The case was investigated by the Illinois State Police.

None of the charges is detainable pretrial. A judge ordered that they not possess firearms, communicate with each other or travel out of state without a judge’s permission. Their next court date is Dec. 12.

According to court and jail records, Millar, 60, lives in the 2800 block of Randall Ridge in Elgin; Kucik, 42, lives in the 200 block of Crestwood Lane in Bloomingdale; and Hatt, 65, lives in the 2N900 block of Elidie Drive in Elburn.

Coryell, 57, lives in the 500 block of Dean Street in South Elgin, according to Kane County voter records.

According to the village’s website, Kucik is a full-time officer, a certified field training officer, evidence technician.

Village President Barbara Wojnicki said she did not know what the status of Kucik would be in light of the charges.

“I have not spoken to the chief,” Wojnicki said. “I do not have an answer.”

Police Chief James Levand did not immediately return a voicemail message.

Millar became the village’s second police chief in 2018, but was put on paid administrative leave July 6, 2023, while under investigation by state police.

Millar resigned Jan. 22, 2024.

At the time, Millar’s attorney, Matt McQuad, released a statement that the leave and Illinois State Police probe were “attempts to assassinate his character and impugn his integrity.”

“Chief Millar is surprised and deeply disappointed with these unsubstantiated and politically motivated attempts to assassinate his character and impugn his integrity,” according to the statement released last year.

“In over 30 years as a law enforcement officer, Chief Millar has only selflessly served his community and protected its citizens,” according to the 2024 statement. “He welcomes an investigation into his service as Campton Hills police chief and has fully cooperated with any and all requests for information. He expects to be fully cleared of any wrongdoing.”

McQuaid did not immediately return a voicemail message seeking comment.

Campton Hills also had an audit done of its evidence room that was connected to the state police investigation of Millar.

Millar served 28 years with the Streamwood Police Department before becoming a Campton Hills police officer. He retired from Streamwood in 2013.

• Shaw Local News Network reporter Brenda Schory contributed to this report