Yorkville woman charged after 3 students take cannabis gummies before dance
Sydney A. Smith, 37, of Yorkville was charged on Oct. 7, 2026, with giving cannabis-infused gummies to Hinckley-Big Rock High School students before their Sept. 26 Homecoming dance. Three of four students offered the edibles ate them, and Smith was released after processing with a Nov. 3 preliminary hearing pending.
🇺🇸 Hinckley, DeKalb County, Illinois · Illinois, United States
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A Yorkville woman is accused of giving cannabis-infused gummies to children
ahead of their attendance at the Hinckley-Big Rock High School Homecoming dance
in September, according to information shared by Hinckley Police Chief Kenneth
Gettemy.[1]Sydney A. Smith, 37, was charged with three counts of delivering
cannabis to a minor and three counts of endangering the life or health of a
child, according to a Hinckley Police news release.[1]Smith surrendered
herself to police and was released after her charges were processed on Oct. 7,
according to Hinckley police.[1]Hinckley police said Smith has a preliminary
court hearing at 9 a.m. on Nov. 3.[1]
Police said on Sept. 26, four Hinckley-Big Rock High School students were
offered cannabis-infused edible gummies while they prepared for the Homecoming
dance at a Hinckley home.[1]Four children were offered, and three accepted
and ate the edibles, according to the release.[1]
The investigation began on Oct. 1 when Hinckley-Big Rock administrators
contacted Hinckley police to share information about an alleged distribution of
cannabis to high school students.[1]Officers interviewed students and
parents, and investigators reviewed electronic communications before announcing
the charges.[1]Those charges were not in online DeKalb County Court records
on Monday.[1]
No weight or quantity was published for the cannabis gummies, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The report is dated at the Oct. 7, 2026 charging and processing step, while the alleged distribution occurred on Sept. 26, 2026.
The charges were reported as absent from online DeKalb County court records on Oct. 12, 2026, and any later court outcome after the scheduled Nov. 3 preliminary hearing is not known.
Only one source could be opened for this event; searches did not find a second accessible report or agency statement.
The page's only image is an inset portrait credited to the Hinckley Police Department described in the caption, which does not show the field, seizure, raid or court, so no media entry is listed.
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