WOODSTOCK – A woman’s thank-you cards to officers who arrested her fiance on drug charges, including to a detective with whom she allegedly had a sexual relationship, are relevant to the case, a judge ruled Thursday.

McHenry County Judge Sharon Prather turned over copies of the cards to Hal Stinespring, the attorney for Christopher L. Branham.

Prather also ordered statements from now-deputy Jason Novak be turned over, but said that any other materials that were part of a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office internal investigation are irrelevant.