CHICAGO - A federal grand jury has indicted a man for allegedly trafficking fentanyl in Chicago while on state pre-trial release for a felony drug charge in Cook County, Ill.

RISHONE RASPBERRY sold approximately 52 grams of fentanyl to an undercover federal law enforcement agent on May 27, 2026, according to an indictment and a criminal complaint previously filed in the case. The transaction occurred in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, the charges allege.

At the time of the undercover federal drug deal, Raspberry was on pre-trial bond for a pending felony drug charge in Cook County, Ill. related to a drug transaction that allegedly occurred three weeks prior to this federal undercover drug deal. In addition, Raspberry was serving a three-year term of probation for a 2025 felony drug conviction in Cook County.

Raspberry, 32, of Chicago, was taken into federal custody on July 7, 2026. The federal indictment charges him with drug distribution. On Monday, Raspberry pleaded not guilty to the charge during his arraignment in federal court in Chicago. U.S. Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain granted the U.S. Attorney's Office's motion that Raspberry be detained pending his trial. A status hearing was set for Aug. 13, 2026, at 9:15 a.m., before U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins.

The indictment and detention order were announced by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Christopher Amon, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosive. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Chmura.

The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.