In a significant legal development, authorities have charged a former police chief, two ex-officers, and a current officer from the west suburban area with illegally selling firearms from an evidence room and attempting to cover up their actions. The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office disclosed these allegations on Thursday.

The attorney for the former police chief announced that his client intends to plead not guilty. This statement comes as the former chief turned himself in to Kane County officials, nearly 20 months after stepping down from his role.

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On Thursday, indictments were revealed against Steven Millar, the former Chief of Campton Hills Police, along with former officers Scott Coryell and Daniel Hatt, and Douglas Kucik, who remains an active officer with the department, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors claim that between January 2018 and February 2023, firearms were illicitly sold from the police department’s evidence room. They allege that official reports were either filed incorrectly or altered to enable these sales and to hinder subsequent investigations.

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A Kane County jury returned a 41-count indictment against Millar on felony charges that include money laundering, forgery, wire fraud and official misconduct.

“It’s a series of bad acts with many different dimensions to it lasting many weeks, months, and years. It’s a very serious set of allegations,” ABC7 Chief Legal Analyst Gil Soffer said. “It’s coordinated action almost certainly what they’re alleging and, again, over a long period of time.”

Millar, who previously worked for Streamwood police, was promoted to Campton Hills chief in 2018 before being placed on paid administrative leave in July 2023. He resigned seven months later.

An attorney for Millar said in a statement, “Retired Chief Millar spent a 30 year plus career in law enforcement serving and protecting his communities. These charges are a shock to him. He committed no crime. He looks forward to a trial and to be exonerated.”

Millar and the three other suspects turned themselves in to the Kane County Sheriff’s Office Thursday and appeared in court.

They were released under special conditions, while their cases are pending. They cannot possess firearms, communicate with their co-defendants or travel out of state without the court’s permission.

The full list of charges are as follows:

Steven Millar, 60
– Money Laundering, Class 3 Felony
– Forgery, Class 3 Felony
– Official Misconduct, Class 3 Felony
– Misapplication of Funds, Class 3 Felony
– Theft between $500 and $10,000, Class 3 Felony
– Wire Fraud, Class 3 Felony
– Delivery of Firearm Before 72-Hour Waiting Period Expired, Class 4 Felony