Case DIH-2229
Brent Dusch
Investigators said he supplied fentanyl-laced drugs to a woman who was found dead in her apartment in Washington, Illinois, in March 2022; a witness said he heard Dusch say he had sold someone "bad dope," cutting the drugs to make more money. Dusch told police he tried to save her with CPR and Narcan.
- Court
- State, Tazewell County
- State
- Illinois
- Year of death
- 2022
- Year sentenced
- 2024
- Drugs
- Fentanyl-laced drugs (death from fentanyl, methamphetamine and Klonopin)
- Conduct
- Unknown
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Drug-induced homicide
- Plea or trial
- Not reported in reviewed source
- Sentence
- 24 years in prison
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under Illinois law. For what that law says, see Illinois in the state law guide.
Sources
- 25newsnow.comTazewell county man given decades prison drug induced homicide
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.