A 62-year-old man has been charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly delivering the fentanyl-laced drugs that led to a woman’s death in Marengo. Gregg Lockhart, 62, of Marengo, was charged with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit […]
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15 days in jail for McHenry man who gave pills to Wonder Lake man day before his overdose death
A McHenry man has been sentenced to 15 days in jail after pleading guilty to giving pills to a Wonder Lake man the day before the victim’s overdose death. Cody J. Kallerud, 28, of McHenry, was charged in December 2020 with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with […]
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6 months in jail for Wonder Lake man who pleaded guilty to selling drugs to man before his overdose death
A Wonder Lake man who pleaded guilty to delivering heroin to a man shortly before his overdose death in Wonder Lake has been sentenced to six months in jail. Branden A. Dean, 28, of the 6900 block of Seminole Drive in Wonder Lake, was charged in December 2020 with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, […]
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Probation for 2nd Lake County man convicted in helping facilitate sale of ‘pure fentanyl’ pills that killed Cary man
A Lake Villa man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to helping a second Lake County man sell fake pills, which were “pure fentanyl” and caused a Cary man’s death. Keenan R. Queen, 22, of the 22300 block of West Morton Drive in Lake Villa, was charged in September 2021 with one count […]
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Judge sentences Antioch man to 9 years in prison for drug-induced homicide of Cary man
An Antioch man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-induced homicide for selling fentanyl-laced pills to a Cary man, causing his death. Jordan C. Schwamb, 23, of the 200 block of Cedarwood Lane in Antioch, was charged in September 2021 with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X […]
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Chicago man charged with drug-induced homicide for man’s fentanyl overdose near McHenry
A Chicago man is being held on a $500,000 bond for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced heroin that caused a man’s overdose death near McHenry last summer. Mitch D. Crawford, 36, of the 4500 block of South Lavergne Avenue in Chicago, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed […]
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Waukegan man charged with drug-induced homicide of Algonquin man who died of heroin overdose
A Waukegan man has been arrested and charged in the drug-induced homicide of an Algonquin man who died following a heroin overdose, prosecutors said. Anthony J. Douglas, 37, of the 400 block of County Street in Waukegan, was charged with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class […]
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Algonquin woman gets 6 years in prison after taking plea deal in man’s overdose death
An Algonquin woman was sentenced to more than six years in prison for selling heroin that led to a 48-year-old man’s overdose death. Heather Vasil, 29, of the 1000 block of Oak Lane in Algonquin, was charged with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. The charges were filed in connection with the death of James […]
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2nd Lake County man charged in connection with Cary man’s overdose death
A Lake Villa man and Antioch man are now both charged with selling fentanyl-laced pills to a Cary man, causing his death in March. Keenan R. Queen, 21, of the 22300 block of West Morton Drive in Lake Villa, and Jordan C. Schwamb, 21, of the 200 block of Cedarwood Lane in Antioch, were both charged […]