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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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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Man charged with delivering fentanyl that left 21-year-old man dead in Crystal Lake
A Crystal Lake man has been arrested after he allegedly delivered fentanyl to a 21-year-old man, leading to the victim’s overdose death in Crystal Lake. Jeramee L. Brown, 22, of Crystal Lake, was charged with drug-induced homicide and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. A charging document filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Brown […]
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide after allegedly selling pills that caused 33-year-old’s death in Volo
A man has been charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly selling fentanyl pills that caused a 33-year-old man’s death in Volo, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded on August 11 to a residence in the 2700 block of West Hartigan Road in Volo for a report […]
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Feds warn about ‘sharp increase’ in fentanyl being mixed with animal tranquilizer
Federal officials have issued a warning to the public about a “sharp increase” in fentanyl being mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, and local officials say it has been detected in Lake County. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued the nationwide alert last week. Xylazine, also known as “Tranq,” is a powerful sedative that the […]
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Rockford man arrested after being charged with drug-induced homicide of woman found dead in Woodstock
A Rockford man has been arrested on a $1 million warrant for allegedly selling fentanyl to a 30-year-old woman, causing her overdose death in Woodstock. RJ T. Marinas, 33, of Rockford, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court said that Marinas […]
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Rockford man charged with drug-induced homicide after woman found dead in Woodstock
A judge has issued a $1 million warrant for a Rockford man who allegedly sold fentanyl to a 30-year-old woman, causing her overdose death in Woodstock, court records show. RJ Thomas Marinas, 33, of Rockford, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit […]
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6 years in prison for McHenry man who provided fentanyl-laced heroin that caused his sister’s death
A McHenry man was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for providing heroin laced with fentanyl to his sister, causing her overdose death in McHenry. Christopher Crimaldi, 45, of the 1900 block of North Orleans Street in McHenry, was charged with 13 counts of drug-induced homicide and three counts of unlawful delivery of a […]