ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) – An alleged drug dealer from Chicago is being charged in the death of a 24-year-old suburban man on suspicion of providing a deadly mix of heroin and fentanyl to the victim.
The Kane County state’s attorney’s office says in a Friday statement that 28-year-old Alejandro Junco is charged with drug-induced homicide. If convicted, he faces a sentence of between six and 30 years behind bars.
Police found Daniel Mate dead in his Batavia home last year. An autopsy later found that he died of heroin/fentanyl intoxication.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Junco yet had a lawyer. He appeared in a Kane County court on Thursday, when a judge set bail at $750,000. His next court date is scheduled for Aug. 2.
