Samuel Nesnidal, of Naperville, has been charged after providing drugs to a man who later died from an overdose of fentanyl and ketamine, police say
Collar counties like McHenry, Kane, DuPage and Dekalb are charging dealers with drug-induced homicide for drug overdose deaths.
The Kane County Coroner's Officer performed an autopsy and determined the victim died from a combined intoxication of fentanyl and ketamine. Through further investigation, police determined Nesnidal exchanged text messages with the victim about a potential drug transaction, officials said. "Drug overdoses are all too common in our communities and there are too many people selling and providing drugs to victims," Aurora Police spokesman Paris Lewbel said."We investigate each overdose to hold the people who sell and provide drugs to victims accountable for their actions."They found that out of 154 criminal cases in metro Chicago, almost half were in McHenry County. DeKalb, DuPage, and Kane logging a dozen or more.
Last year Illinois' good Samaritan law was expanded to provide immunity against drug-induced homicide charges for those who call 911 when a companion overdoses -- that would even include family members or friends who may have supplied the drugs. The newly expanded law aimed at saving lives --in the moment.
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