Chicago-area trio arraigned on drug charges in Kent Co.

SPARTA, Mich. — Three men with ties to the Chicago area face up to four years in a Michigan prison for trying to fraudulently obtain prescription drugs from a Sparta pharmacy.

Police say Lavelle Butler, Roberto House and Jermaine Traylor — all of whom have previous felony drug and other convictions — had been up and down the west coast of Michigan as far north as Pentwater trying out their scheme. It’s not clear if they were successful at anything more than not getting caught.

Investigators don’t know why the trio targeted the Sparta Family Fare Pharmacy.

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