A judge sentenced a drug dealer to 16 years in prison for homicide for selling fentanyl-laced drugs to a 43-year-old man, causing his death at a motel near Marengo. Ladell D. Walker Sr., 48, of Elgin, was charged in November 2023 with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. Prosecutors said that an […]
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‘Tragic and preventable’: Man charged with homicide for allegedly providing drugs that led to woman’s death in Lake in the Hills
A man has been arrested by a law enforcement task force and charged with homicide for allegedly providing the drugs that led to a woman’s overdose death in Lake in the Hills. The Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force and Lake in the Hills Police Department worked together to arrest a suspect on […]
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10 years in prison for drug dealer who sold fentanyl that led to 21-year-old victim’s death in Crystal Lake
A Rockford man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for being the drug supplier who sold fentanyl that later resulted in the overdose death of a 21-year-old man in Crystal Lake. Markeeon L. Neal, 31, of Rockford, was charged in June 2024 with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and unlawful delivery of […]
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Gurnee man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to homicide in Grayslake native’s overdose death
Prosecutors say a drug dealer from Gurnee is facing up to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to homicide for delivering fentanyl-laced drugs that killed a Grayslake native and father of two. Terrell I. Christor, 37, of Gurnee, pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide for causing the fatal overdose of a 32-year-old Kenosha […]
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‘Be careful it’s strong’: Business owner charged with homicide for allegedly selling fentanyl that caused Lake Forest man’s death
A local police and federal investigation led to a business owner being charged with drug-induced homicide after prosecutors say she sold fentanyl that caused a Lake Forest man’s death. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded on July 15, 2023, to a residence for a report of a person who had […]
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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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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 […]