MONROE — On the heels of his conviction in Rock County on second-degree reckless homicide, 50-year-old Mark McCoy — accused of running a drug house in the city — was expected back in Green County this week to face those charges.

After three days of testimony, on Jan. 30 a Rock County jury found the former Monroe resident guilty as charged with felony drug offenses, second-degree reckless homicide, and homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle connected to a separate case involving the traffic fatality of a Janesville woman.

He was scheduled to appear initially Feb. 25, before Green County before Circuit Judge Jane Bucher. Sentencing in the Rock County case, meanwhile, is scheduled for March 14. 

He faces up to 25 years in prison on the Rock County charge. It is unclear if he will appear here remotely or in person.

According to court documents and media reports, Rock County Circuit Judge Ashley Morse only recorded a finding of guilty on the reckless homicide charge because the second charge would be seen as a weaker version of the first. According to those same reports, Assistant District Attorney Rich Sullivan disclosed during closing arguments in the jury trial McCoy that a witness had attested to McCoy’s involvement in three prior incidents that were ascribed to him dozing off while driving.

Following an investigation by the State Line Area Narcotics (SLANT) team into a potential marijuana grow operation in the 500 block of 21st Street on the southwest side of Monroe, he was one of three charged.

He lived in a two-story, brick home that was raided on Feb. 10, 2022. Authorities claim in a statement that they have discovered a separate psilocybin mushroom grow operation in addition to the marijuana grow and 17,000 grams of marijuana, 50 grams of probable cocaine, and almost 3 grams of heroin. The garage at that location also housed a separate grow facility.

McCoy was accused on the Green County charges of running a drug trafficking operation, producing THC and psilocybin, and possessing cocaine with intent to deliver, among other offenses.

— Gary Mays