Aurora Man Sentenced For Drug-Induced Homicide Of Boulder Hill Woman

AURORA, IL — Three years after a woman died in part due to fentanyl intoxication, an Aurora man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug-induced homicide for her death, according to the Kendall County State's Attorney's Office.

Marcos Salas, of the 400 block of North Street, was issued his sentence Monday after entering a guilty plea to the felony offense in October. Judge Jody Gleason oversaw his sentencing.

Due to the nature of the offense, the 37-year-old Salas will be required to serve 75 percent of his sentence followed by 18 months of mandatory supervised release.

The case stems back to July 2021 when Kendall County deputies responded to a residence in the Boulder Hill subdivision after a 24-year-old woman died unexpectedly. Officials launched a months-long investigation after learning the woman died in part due to fentanyl intoxication, according to a news release from State's Attorney Eric Weis.

Through multiple search warrants, detectives identified correspondence between Salas, the victim and others.

"These messages included admissions to provide the victim with illegal narcotics, which contained fentanyl, and included the cost of the illegal narcotics," Weis wrote in the news release.

Salas was represented by the Public Defender's Office, and Criminal Chief Frank Gorup prosecuted the case.

"10 years will not bring the victim back to her family and loved ones, but maybe it will dissuade the next individual from trying to make an illegal profit at the cost of another human being's life," Weis said in a statement.