O’Fallon, Illinois man guilty in heroin overdose death case

February 11th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by BNO News  

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) – A man of O’Fallon, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a federal indictment on count of distributing of heroin resulting in death, prosecutors announced.

Ryan W. Asselin, 24, admitted providing with heroin a resident of O’Fallon that resulted in an overdose death on October 5, 2009. He previously pledged innocent of the charge against him.

Asselin could face a minimum sentence of 20 years up to a maximum life imprisonment sentence alongside a probable three year supervised release. His sentence hearing is scheduled for May 14, 2010.

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