My question involves criminal law for the state of: Illinois
I have a few issues about an incident that happened to me last night. Here is what happened:
I went to a friends wedding. I had many drinks and was intoxicated. I may have had one of my drinks drugged because I do not remember anything that happened afterwards. I was caught on camera damaging property at hotel. I do not remember leaving the wedding, getting to the hotel or doing the damage. I have been charged with 2 counts of criminal damage to property and one count of theft.
Here is my issue: the arresting officer called the DA to ask how severe the charges should be. The officer stated that the DA decided to make my charges misdemeanors instead of felonies as long as I paid for the damages (I believe that this was done because I have no priors and I genuinely do not remember a thing). However, he went on to say that if I challenged the amount of the damages or the charges in general, the DA would make the charges felonies. The officers stated that I should consider myself 'lucky' that they were only misdemeanor charges and in truth, I do.
But I feel that should be able to dispute the amount of the damages if it is some outrageous amount. Them telling me this has made me afraid of what will happen if I defend myself or get an attorney and that does not feel right.
Can they change misdemeanors to felonies after the fact?
After being detained the arresting officer asked me MANY TIMES if I had taken any drugs. I did not. But after he asked numerous times I began to think that I had been drugged. I asked if I could be tested for drugs and they said they could not do that. This behavior is not normal for me and I'm very concerned because I don't remember anything.
Should I go to a doctor and get tested? Say he finds that someone slipped me something in my drink without my knowledge. Could I bring that to court and claim some sort of temporary insanity plea? It's shocking to me that I could do these things without my knowledge.
If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.

