24-07-2025
15 arrested at Country Thunder music fest in Kenosha County
Clearly, the excitement over seeing Hardy and Jelly Roll perform at this year's Country Thunder music festival in Twin Lakes proved to be a little too much for some people.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department reported 15 arrests and 477 calls for service during the event, which ran July 17-20.
One of those who authorities nabbed is a woman who prosecutors believe tried to sell cocaine while country tunes were cranked in the background.
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A member the Kenosha County's Drug Operations Group Strike Team, known as KDOG, got tips about narcotics distribution at the festival, sheriff's officials said in a statement.
KDOG detectives and deputies conducted an undercover operation on Saturday, July 19, that resulted in a woman offering to sell cocaine to a detective, the statement said.
More than 10 grams of cocaine in individual packages, along with numerous items of THC, were seized. Cash and a vehicle that also were seized will be subject to civil forfeiture action, the sheriff's department said in the statement.
Sarah L. Jackson, 34, of West Chicago, Illinois, was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and manufacture/delivering cocaine, both felonies. She also was charged with misdemeanor possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jackson appeared in a Kenosha County courtroom on July 21 and was freed from jail the next day after posting a $10,000 cash bond, court records show.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 15 arrested at Country Thunder music fest in Kenosha County
