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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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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, […]