Former Mt. Olive woman sentenced to 20 years for methamphetamine and controlled substance delivery

Macoupin County State's Attorney Jordan Garrison and Montgomery County State's Attorney Andrew Affrunti announced on Monday that Elizabeth A. Willis, age 47, was sentenced to 20 years for possessing fentanyl with the intent to deliver in Macoupin County to run concurrent with a 15-year sentence for possessing methanphetamine with the intent to deliver out of Montgomery County. Willis entered a plea of guilty Monday afternoon to one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a class 1 felony, in front of Judge Joshua A. Meyer, who approved and handed down the sentence in Macoupin County.

Investigations conducted by the Illinois State Police and the Litchfield Police Department showed Willis possessed either methamphetamine or fentanyl on Sept. 14, 2020, May 1, 2021, and Oct. 19, 2022, with the intent to bring or deliver the substances to individuals in Macoupin and Montgomery counties.

"The repeated attempts by Ms. Willis to bring deadly drugs into our communities were only stopped the outstanding work of the Illinois State Police and the Litchfield Police Department," Garrison said. "I want to thank State's Attorney Affrunti and his office for their work on these cases. Continued cooperation between our offices has resulted in multiple career criminals being taken off the streets."

"The outstanding efforts of the Illinois State Police and Litchfield Police Department have continued their efforts to stop the flood of illegal drugs onto our streets," said Affrunti. "These deadly drugs are being trafficked throughout all of rural Central Illinois and the continued cooperation with Macoupin County is essential in stopping these deadly offenders from peddling their drugs in our communities." Affrunti thanked Macoupin County State's Attorney Garrison and Macoupin County law enforcement for their continued assistance, and looks forward to working with them in the future.

Willis is not eligible for parole until after 2030.