West Chicago, IL – A Skokie man has been sentenced to ten years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after admitting he supplied a fatal dose of fentanyl that killed a 25-year-old woman in 2022, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office.
According to prosecutors, 31-year-old Benjamin Adrien pleaded guilty on October 6 to one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. Judge Joseph Bugos handed down the sentence. Adrien will be required to serve 75% of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
Authorities said the case began on August 16, 2022, when DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a drug overdose call in unincorporated West Chicago. The woman was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The DuPage County Coroner’s Office determined her cause of death was multiple drug intoxication, including fentanyl.
According to investigators, evidence linked Adrien as the individual who provided the lethal narcotics. He was arrested on August 4, 2023, with bond set at $1.5 million. After being released on GPS monitoring in October due to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act reforms, the State’s Attorney’s Office successfully moved to detain him pre-trial.
State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said the sentence sends a strong message for those who allegedly supply illegal drugs that result in overdose deaths. “While we have made progress in reducing drug overdose deaths, this young woman’s tragic death is another stark reminder that we must remain vigilant in preventing these heartbreaks,” Berlin stated.
Adrien will serve his sentence in the Illinois DOC.
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