La Salle County grand jury indicts man with drug-induced homicide

A La Salle County grand jury has indicted a Lake Barrington man accused of an April drug delivery that resulted in a fatal overdose in Marseilles.

Brian K. Mulcahy, 55, was indicted Tuesday on one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony carrying 6-30 years and no possibility of probation. He is being held in lieu of $1 million bond.

Details still are emerging, but court records allege on April 18 he delivered an unspecified controlled substance containing fentanyl to an individual identified only as “C.J.M.” The boy inhaled a portion of the substance and died. Marseilles police said the boy who died was 15.

Also indicted were: John Barbaro, 39, of Norway (unlawful possession of a controlled substance); Shalayna Worley, 30, of La Salle (unlawful delivery of a controlled substance); Antonio Patterson, 18, of Streator (domestic battery); Justin Miller, 30, of Princeton (unlawful possession of a controlled substance); Shane Valentine, 32, of Naplate (retail theft); Ronald Doran, 31, of Peru (two counts of aggravated battery); Joseph Percodani, 57, of Wenona (aggravated battery); Chad Ceretto, 36, of Lostant (two counts of aggravated battery); Oscar Gonzalez, 48, of Mendota (reckless discharge of a firearm); Michael Thomas, 56, of La Salle (predatory criminal sexual assault; child pornography); Matthew Spayer, 23, of Mendota (criminal sexual assault); Robert Harden, 47, of Marseilles (unlawful possession of a controlled substance); Lindsey Jaggers, 31, of Ottawa (aggravated battery); Michael Lazar, 33, of Ottawa (aggravated battery; criminal damage to property); Joshua Sharp, 42, of Ottawa (domestic battery); Kerry Hallstrom, 28, of Peoria (unlawful possession of a controlled substance); Alberto Sanchez, 44, of Hinckley (aggravated DUI); Kendall Denham, 25, homeless (criminal trespass to a residence); Pierre Brown, 36, of Streator (unlawful possession of methamphetamine); Karri Vaughn, 29, of Streator (unlawful possession of a controlled substance); Vanessa Sanches, 20, of Coal City (unlawful possession of a controlled substance).