A 25-year-old South Elgin woman was convicted by a jury Wednesday of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, according to a news release issued by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

Andrea R. Nielsen faces at least six years in prison for supplying heroin to an acquaintance who died from ingesting it, the release indicated, adding the jury deliberated for about 40 minutes before it reached its verdict.

“We are keenly aware of the toll that heroin is taking on our families and our community,” Kane County State’s Attorney Joe McMahon stated in the release. “Heroin is a horrible drug that has devastating consequences, and in this case is a reminder of the dangers that come with illicit drug use. I hope that those who are using heroin in our community will get help, but when someone dies because of heroin use, those who provide the heroin will be held legally accountable.”

The offense of drug-induced homicide is committed when someone unlawfully delivers a controlled substance to another person and that person’s death is caused by ingesting the drugs, according to the release. Prosecutors presented evidence that on April 4, 2013, the victim, 24-year-old Abbey Nordmeyer of South Elgin, contacted Nielsen and asked her to bring heroin.

The release indicated Nielsen and co-defendant Nicholas Allen, 23, of Batavia, had driven to Chicago earlier and bought heroin, then arrived at Nordmeyer’s South Elgin home, and the three ingested the heroin and went to sleep. When Allen and Nielsen awoke at about 11 a.m. the next day, Nordmeyer was dead, and an autopsy determined that Nordmeyer died of a heroin overdose, the release stated.

On April 4, 2014, Allen agreed to a sentence of eight years in IDOC in exchange for a guilty plea to drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. Circuit Judge Susan Clancy Boles set Nielsen’s next court appearance for 1:30 p.m. March 11, in courtroom 305 for motions and sentencing. Nielsen faces a sentence of between six and 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Nielsen remains in the Kane County jail, where she has been held since her arrest in lieu of $150,000 bail. Bond was revoked upon conviction.

The case was prosecuted by Kane County Assistant State’s Attorneys Nicholas Gaeke and Debra Bree.