A second man has been charged in connection with the cocaine overdose death of an Algonquin woman in 2019. Jose M. Perez, 59, of the 4300 block of North Monticello Avenue in Chicago, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. The Illinois State Police North Central Narcotics Task Force conducted […]
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Waukegan man sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug-induced homicide of McHenry woman
A Waukegan man was sentenced to six years in prison for selling a McHenry woman fentanyl-laced heroin, causing her to suffer a fatal overdose. Jermal A. Johnson, 49, of Waukegan, was originally charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide in October 2018 in connection with the death of Jennifer M. Richards. Richards, 39, of McHenry, […]
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5 years in prison for man charged with selling heroin in fatal overdose death of McHenry man
A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty to reduced charges for his role in selling fentanyl-laced heroin in the overdose death of a 28-year-old McHenry man has been sentenced to prison. Kenneth M. Harris, 26, of the 2200 block of 83rd Street in Woodridge, was originally charged with three counts of drug induced homicide in the […]
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9 years in prison for Crystal Lake man who provided fentanyl-laced heroin in girlfriend’s fatal overdose
A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to nine years in prison in connection with the fatal fentanyl-laced heroin overdose of his girlfriend, prosecutors said. Jeffrey J. Hauck, 33, of Crystal Lake, was sentenced after being found guilty of drug-induced homicide at a bench trial in front of McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt. Stephanie Phillippi, […]