Crime & Safety
LITH Man Faces Homicide Charge for Overdose Death
Philip D. Neuman, 24, of Lake in the Hills, was charged Tuesday with drug-induced homicide.
A 23-year-old Lake in the Hills man has been charged in connection with the heroin overdose death of a 24-year-old Crystal Lake man.
Sean P. Hopman died on Jan. 30 of a drug overdose. Philip D. Neumann, 23, of 106 Dear Path, Lake in the Hills, was charged Tuesday, Aug. 23, with drug-induced homicide in connection with Hopman's death.
Police responded to 1363 Boxwood Drive in Crystal Lake at 1 a.m. Jan. 30 for a report of an unresponsive man believed to be an overdose victim, according to a Crystal Lake Police Department press release.
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After police and emergency responders attempted to revive Hopman, he was taken to Woodstock Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
During the course of an investigation, police determined that Neumann provided Hopman with the heroin that lead to his death. Police say Hopman facilitated a heroin drug deal with Neumann on Jan. 29, according to the new release.
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Neumann, who already was in custody on an unrelated charge of delivery of controlled substance, remains in the Kane County Jail on $500,000 bond.
Neumann is next expected in court on Sept. 6.
If convicted on a charge of drug-induced homicide, Neumann could face between six and 30 years in prison.
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