A request for Demetrius Glenn, 20, charged with reckless homicide, to go through a drug rehabilitation program was denied Monday.

“He was found not eligible for rehabilitation because his probation officer did not consent to it,” Assistant State’s Attorney Duke Harris said.

If convicted, Glenn’s future includes time in the state penitentiary and does not allow for a rehabilitation program, Harris said.

DeKalb County Circuit Judge Rex Meilinger handed down the decision at a pre-trial Monday at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.

Glenn’s probation officer opposed the idea, and “we would have, too,” Harris said. “We would fight it tooth and nail.”

Glenn also was charged with DUI and driving on a revoked license, which adds to the likeliness of a jail sentence, Harris said. Glenn was on probation at the time of the incident, Harris said.

“Last year, a gentleman caught two years in the penitentiary for reckless homicide, and he didn’t have any prior criminal history. Glenn does have a prior record,” Harris said.

Glenn remains in the county jail because he has not been able to reach his $50,000 bond fee.

“He cannot make bond and is not going to be released,” Harris said.

The charges against Glenn evolved October 21, 1987 after he allegedly drove a vehicle which struck another vehicle from behind killing NIU student Christine Billmyer.

The defense requested a continuance of the case and another date was set for April 12.

Monday’s pre-trial was the fourth pre-trial since the preliminary hearing Oct. 22. Harris said this “is not unusual.

“This is a very complicated case that will involve 20 to 40 witnesses. The defense needs more time and that is very normal,” he said.