13-Year Drug-Induced Homicide Sentence For Naperville Man

NAPERVILLE, IL — A Naperville man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was convicted on drug-induced homicide charges in connection with the 2021 death of a 35-year-old Addison woman.

Courvoisier Thomas, 40, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2023 to one felony count of drug-induced homicide.

Addison police were called to a home on Blecke Avenue on Nov. 17, 2021, after they got a call that a woman had been found unresponsive. Responding officers reported having found baggies at the home that later tested positive for fentanyl and fluorofentanyl.

The woman was taken to Glen Oaks Hospital and pronounced dead.

An investigation led police to learn that Thomas had sold the woman a mixture of fentanyl and fluorofentanyl that led to her death.

A $5 million arrest warrant was issued for Thomas in Feb. 2022 and he was taken into custody on Feb. 8, 2022.

“The loss of a young woman to illegal narcotics is a sad reminder of the heartbreak caused by drug dealers seeking to enrich their lives at the expense of others,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.

Berlin added, “To successfully rid our streets of illegal narcotics, we must not only continue educating the public about the potentially deadly consequences of drug use, we must also send a message to those who peddle this poison, such as Mr. Thomas, that they will pay a significant price for the death of anyone who dies as a result of ingesting narcotics they supplied. In this case, Mr. Thomas’ price tag is thirteen years behind bars."