A Crystal Lake man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with the fatal fentanyl-laced heroin overdose of a woman, prosecutors said. Kane E. Kellett, 34, of Crystal Lake, received the maximum allowed sentenced by McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge. Prosecutors dropped his drug-induced homicide charge in exchange for him pleading guilty […]
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide, witnesses intimidation in death of Lake Villa woman
A Park City man is being held on a $1 million bond after being charged with drug-induced homicide and witness intimidation in connection with the overdose death of a Lake Villa woman. Earl L. Epps, 41, of the 3500 block of Kehm Boulevard in Park City, was taken into custody Tuesday on felony charges of […]
Two men charged in connection with fatal overdose in McHenry
A Woodstock man and a McHenry man were both charged Wednesday in connection with an overdose death of a McHenry man over the summer, police said. Christopher L. Birong, 45, of the 2100 block of Willow Brook Drive in Woodstock, and Timothy R. Colby, 43, of the 1500 block of West May Avenue in McHenry, […]
Man charged with drug-induced homicide after Mundelein teen’s fentanyl overdose
A Wheeling man has been charged in connection with the accidental overdose death of a Mundelein teen last August, police announced on Tuesday. Police and firefighters responded on August 17 to 140 South Midland Avenue in Mundelein for a drug overdose. The opioid reversing drug Naloxone was administered to 19-year-old Nathan T. Clyde, and Mundelein […]