McHenry County Government: HEATHER VASIL SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

Huntley IL

05 March, 2022

11:55 AM

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Press release from the McHenry County Government: 03/04/2022 4:02 PM PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State's Attorney, announces that on March 3, 2022, 29-year-old Heather Vasil of Algonquin, Illinois, pled guilty to Delivery of a Controlled Substance, a class 2 felony, before the Honorable Judge Robert A. Wilbrandt. This case centered around the overdose death of a 48-year-old victim who was found unresponsive on June 4, 2020 after ingesting illegal narcotics. An investigation into the death by the Northcentral Narcotics Task Force revealed that Vasil had given the decedent illegal narcotics, which he subsequently took, causing him to overdose. Vasil was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The investigation was led by Inspector John Palmer and was prosecuted by Ken Hudson and Brett Dunbar of the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office.   ##### This press release was produced by the McHenry County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.