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Illinois woman arrested for alleged drug-induced homicide
By Sean Lisitza,
2 days ago
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) -- An East Peoria woman is under arrest for allegedly causing the death of another person in LeRoy last month.
Mary Hammel, 40, was arrested on the single count of drug-induced homicide by deputies with the McLean County Sheriff's Office in connection with the Sept. 30 death. According to online court records, she has not yet been formally charged in court.
That charge carries a possible 30-year prison term. She was arrested in Tazewell County, said McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane on Tuesday by agents with the U.S. Marshals Service.
Lane, in a Facebook post, said the death investigation began on Sept. 30 near West Cherry and North Walnut Streets in LeRoy. Kathleen Yoder, the McLean County Coroner, determined the cause of death was the result of a drug overdose.
The sheriff's office got invovlee at the request of the LeRoy Police Department.
Lane said the investigation is ongoing. An attempt to reach Lane and Yoder was not immediately successful.
This story will be updated when more information is available.
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