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Two arrested in Kewanee on multiple drug charges

Two men from Kewanee have been arrested after officers found guns and several kinds of drugs after serving a search warrant on a home, according to a news release from the Kewanee Police Department. Kewanee Police officers, the Black Hawk Area Task Force, the Henry and Stark County SWAT Team and the Henry County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant on a home in the 800 block of Birch Place in Kewanee on March 27. Officers found cannabis, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cocaine, packaging materials, digital scales and two firearms during a search of the home. Jordan Hart, 32 of Kewanee, and Keywon Nichols, 22 of Kewanee, were taken into custody and transported to the Henry County Jail. Hart faces preliminary charges of: • Possession of 500 – 2,000 grams of Cannabis (Class 3 Felony) • Possession of 500 – 2,000 grams of Cannabis with Intent to Deliver (Class 2 Felony) • Possession of a Controlled Substance less than 15 grams (Class 4 Felony) • Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver less than 15 grams (Class 3 Felony) • Possession of a Controlled Substance 15 – 100 grams (Class 1 Felony) • Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver 15 – 100 grams (Class X Felony) • Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Nichols faces preliminary charges of: • Possession of 500 – 2,000 grams of Cannabis (Class 3 Felony) • Possession of 500 – 2,000 grams of Cannabis with Intent to Deliver (Class 2 Felony) A Class 2 felony carries a potential sentence of three to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections per charge. A Class X felony carries a potential sentence of six to 30 years per charge. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.