A 44-year-old woman has been charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly delivering drugs that led to the overdose death of a Crystal Lake man. Heather L. Schultz, 44, of Union, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Schultz unlawfully delivered […]
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10 years in prison for man found with 75 bags of fentanyl following drug-induced homicide of McHenry man
A Holiday Hills man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was caught with 75 bags of heroin and fentanyl following the drug-induced homicide of a man near McHenry. Joel W. Tynis, 39, of Holiday Hills, was charged in March 2022 with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A […]
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Man charged with homicide after son finds mother dead from drug overdose in Mundelein
A man has been charged with drug-induced homicide after prosecutors say a son found his mother dead in her home from a fentanyl drug overdose in Mundelein. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 11 a.m. on November 16 to an apartment in the 500 block of North Seymour Avenue for a […]
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Crystal Lake man found dead just weeks after being released from prison for woman’s drug-induced homicide
A man who was just released weeks ago from prison for the drug-induced homicide of his girlfriend in 2019 has been found dead in Crystal Lake, officials said. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said Jeffrey J. Hauck, 39, of Crystal Lake, was found dead last Thursday in Crystal Lake. An autopsy was performed on […]
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Probation for McHenry woman previously sentenced to prison in fatal overdose following new drug conviction
A McHenry woman who previously served prison time in a fatal overdose death has been sentenced to probation following another arrest for possessing cocaine in McHenry County. Samantha M. Hagler, 47, of McHenry, was charged in August with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, a Class X felony, and possession of cocaine, a Class […]
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6 years in prison for Island Lake man who pleaded guilty in homicide of overdose victim in Kane County
An Island Lake man has been sentenced to six years in prison after prosecutors say he sold drugs that caused the overdose death of a former Lake Zurich man. Daniel R. Carmody, 48, of Island Lake, pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. Carmody pleaded guilty to […]
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Rockford man sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug-induced homicide of woman found dead in Woodstock
A Rockford man has been sentenced to six years in prison for selling fentanyl to a 30-year-old woman, causing her overdose death in Woodstock, prosecutors said. RJ T. Marinas, 35, of Rockford, was charged in December 2022 with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit […]
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10 years in prison for man convicted of selling fentanyl pills that caused 33-year-old’s death in Volo
A man charged with drug-induced homicide has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl pills that caused a 33-year-old man’s death in Volo. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded on August 11, 2023, to a residence in the 2700 block of West Hartigan Road in Volo […]
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‘Another young life lost’: Friend charged in homicide after allegedly leaving overdose victim to die near Spring Grove
The sheriff announced drug-induced homicide charges against a man accused of giving his friend drugs, causing her to overdose and leaving her to die without seeking help, near Spring Grove. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:20 a.m. on February 9 to a residence in the 38100 block of North State Park Road in […]