A Waukegan man and an Antioch woman were charged with drug-induced homicide in connection with the fentanyl-laced heroin overdose death of a McHenry man. Enrico J. Cirelli, 35, of the 400 block of Liberty Street in Waukegan, and Robin A. Stewart, 39, of the 40800 block of Black Oak Avenue in Antioch, were both charged […]
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Harvard woman charged in connection with man’s overdose death
A Harvard woman has been charged with selling pills prior to a man dying of a drug overdose in the parking lot of Mercy Hospital in Harvard on Saturday. Jessica E. Stoneburner, 29, of the 1400 block of Northfield Court in Harvard, was charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 3 felony. […]
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Woman pleads guilty to delivering drugs just before Harvard man suffered fatal overdose
A 46-year-old Harvard woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to delivering drugs to a Harvard man just before he died of a drug overdose in 2018, prosecutors said. Tiera Tracy, 46, of Harvard, entered a blind plea and pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors […]
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Drug dealer sentenced to 7.5 years in prison in connection with McHenry man’s fatal overdose
A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison for delivering heroin mixed with fentanyl to a McHenry man shortly before he suffered a fatal overdose in 2018. Derrick J. Buttrum, 30, of McHenry, was found guilty of delivery of a controlled substance following a negotiated plea before McHenry County Judge […]
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Wonder Lake woman found guilty of delivering oxycodone to woman who suffered fatal overdose
A Wonder Lake woman was found guilty of delivery of a controlled substance but not guilty of drug-induced homicide for delivering oxycodone to a Harvard woman just before she died from an overdose in 2017. Sara R. Peters, 34, of Wonder Lake, was found guilty of delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 2 felony, […]
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Man charged with selling drugs that killed McHenry man
A Crystal Lake man has been charged with numerous felonies after police say he sold the drugs that a McHenry man later overdosed on last June. Derrick J. Buttrum, 30, of the 300 block of West Van Buren Street in Crystal Lake, was charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, two counts of unlawful delivery […]
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McHenry man charged in connection with sister’s drug overdose
A McHenry man has been charged in connection with his sister’s fatal drug overdose on August 31, police said. Christopher C. Crimaldi, 41, of the 1900 block of North Orleans Street in McHenry, was charged with manufacturing/delivery of controlled substances, a class 1 felony, and seven counts of drug induced homicide, a class X felony. […]
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Lake County Sheriff’s sergeant saves man who overdosed
For the second time in less than 48 hours, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office helped save someone who overdosed. Lake County Sheriff Sergeant Robb Briggs is being recognized by the sheriff’s office after he came upon a 20-year-old man unconscious and not breathing in a vehicle on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that […]
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Woman surrendering on warrant at Lake County Jail saved after overdosing
A woman who turned herself in to the Lake County Jail on a warrant was saved by corrections officers after she overdosed in the waiting area on Thursday. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Christopher Covelli said that a 37-year-old North Chicago woman turned herself in to the Lake County Jail on Thursday just before 1 […]