Man Slashed Woman's Tire, Led Officers to Xanax Stash in Oswego

Two men have been charged after one of them slashed the tires on a woman’s car earlier this year in west suburban Oswego, leading police to a vehicle that had drugs in it, authorities said.

About 7:25 p.m. on March 20, a woman called police about a man who slashed her tire in the 2500 block of Light Road in Oswego “following a verbal altercation about driving dangerously,”according to the Kendall County sheriff’s office.

Officers tracked down a vehicle nearby matching a description given by a witness, and a man ran away from the scene, police said.

A search of the car turned up cannabis, drug paraphernalia and pills labeled as “Sweet Tarts” which lab tests confirmed were laced with Xanax, police said.

The accused tire-slasher was identified as 22-year-old Shorewood resident Kyle Scheuerlein. He faces misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property and resisting arrest.  A $5,000 bond was issued for him, though he has been held on a $500,000 bond at the Will County Adult Detention Facility since June on an unrelated burglary charge.

The drugs in the car were traced to 28-year-old Aurora resident Timothy Trammell, police said. He faces a felony possession charge and two misdemeanors, and his bond was set at $7,500, authorities said.

Both men were charged July 29, a delay of more than four months after the incident that police said was due to waiting for lab results.