Two Kankakee residents face fentanyl-related charges

Two Kankakee residents face fentanyl-related charges following separate arrests Thursday.Both arrests were made by the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group, but officials with the multi-jurisdictional law enforcement team did not release arrest reports.Kayla Q. Earl, 20, and Dequan L. Pope, 28, were present for detention hearings Friday. Pope’s attorney requested additional time, moving his detention hearing to Monday, according to Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe.Pope faces 22 charges, according to court documents, including 13 counts related to delivery of ecstasy and fentanyl, unlawful possession of a firearm by a repeat felony offender, unlawful possession of a machine gun and armed violence with a firearm.He currently is being held at Jerome Combs Detention Center, according to authorities.Earl was charged with delivery of 1 to 15 grams of fentanyl following her hearing, Rowe said. Her charge is not detainable under the SAFE-T act, and she was released Friday with