A Lake Villa man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to helping a second Lake County man sell fake pills, which were “pure fentanyl” and caused a Cary man’s death. Keenan R. Queen, 22, of the 22300 block of West Morton Drive in Lake Villa, was charged in September 2021 with one count […]
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Judge sentences Antioch man to 9 years in prison for drug-induced homicide of Cary man
An Antioch man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-induced homicide for selling fentanyl-laced pills to a Cary man, causing his death. Jordan C. Schwamb, 23, of the 200 block of Cedarwood Lane in Antioch, was charged in September 2021 with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X […]
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Prosecutors say woman gave man fentanyl-laced heroin instead of cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo
Prosecutors say a woman gave fentanyl-laced drugs to a 39-year-old man, who thought he was getting cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 12:40 a.m. on July 16 to the 900 block of Beaver Pond Drive in Marengo. Marengo Police Department Sgt. […]
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Chicago man charged with drug-induced homicide for man’s fentanyl overdose near McHenry
A Chicago man is being held on a $500,000 bond for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced heroin that caused a man’s overdose death near McHenry last summer. Mitch D. Crawford, 36, of the 4500 block of South Lavergne Avenue in Chicago, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed […]
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Waukegan man charged with drug-induced homicide of Algonquin man who died of heroin overdose
A Waukegan man has been arrested and charged in the drug-induced homicide of an Algonquin man who died following a heroin overdose, prosecutors said. Anthony J. Douglas, 37, of the 400 block of County Street in Waukegan, was charged with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class […]
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Woman wanted for drug-induced homicide of 39-year-old man in Marengo, police say
A warrant carrying a $500,000 bond has been issued for a woman who allegedly sold fentanyl-laced drugs to a 39-year-old man in Marengo, causing his overdose death. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 12:40 a.m. on July 16 to the 900 block of Beaver Pond Drive in Marengo. […]
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$1 million bond for Chicago man charged with drug-induced homicide in Wonder Lake
A Chicago man has been charged with the drug-induced homicide of a man, who was found dead in Wonder Lake by his mother after a fentanyl overdose. Dion S. Luster, 47, of the 2800 block of West 82nd Street in Chicago, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. McHenry County […]
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6 years in prison for Crystal Lake man who sold fentanyl-laced heroin to woman before her death
A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to six years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin to a woman shortly before she died of a drug overdose in Woodstock. Lorachioe S. Sockwell, 53, of the 0-100 block of East Crystal Lake Avenue in Crystal Lake, was charged with six counts of drug-induced homicide, unlawful possession […]
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9 years in prison for Rockford man convicted of drug-induced homicide in death of man at Wonder Lake home
A judge sentenced a 42-year-old Rockford man to nine years in prison after he sold heroin and cocaine to a man who died when he ingested the drugs at a Wonder Lake home. Eric Williams, 42, of the 5900 block of Garrett Lane in Rockford, was indicted and charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, […]