A mother has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after she was charged with the murder of her child who overdosed on her drugs near Richmond, in what prosecutors said was “entirely preventable.” The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:50 a.m. on January 3, 2024, to a call for a […]
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Sentencing hearing set for father convicted in child’s ‘entirely preventable’ fatal drug overdose near Richmond
A sentencing hearing has been set as prosecutors seek the maximum sentence for a father convicted of failing to obtain medical help for his child who overdosed, leaving him to die near Richmond. Eric Ullrich, 52, of Richmond, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of involuntary manslaughter, a Class 2 felony, and communicating with […]
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‘Entirely preventable’: Father pleads guilty after child fatally overdoses on parent’s drugs near Richmond
A father has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he was charged with the murder of his child who overdosed on his parent’s drugs near Richmond, in what prosecutors said was “entirely preventable.” The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Richmond Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:50 a.m. on January 3, 2024, to a call for […]
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Marengo man sentenced to 45 days of periodic imprisonment for sexually abusing young child
A Marengo man was sentenced on Friday to 45 days of periodic imprisonment along with probation after he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a young girl. Dominick R. Zarlenga, 56, of the 500 block of East Washington Street in Marengo, was charged in January 2020 with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class […]