Aurora Police detectives have arrested a 25-year-old Naperville man and charged him with drug-induced homicide after he provided drugs to a young man that resulted in his death.
On October 2nd, 2020, Aurora Police officers responded to a 911 call for a report of a 24-year-old man unconscious and not breathing in a house in the 200 block of South Commonwealth Avenue. Officers found 24-year-old Austin Bank deceased in an upstairs bedroom.
As a result of an autopsy by the Kane County Coroner’s Office, detectives learned that the victim’s cause of death was a combined fentanyl and ketamine intoxication.
Through the course of the investigation, detectives found evidence that the victim and a 25-year-old Naperville man, the accused, exchanged text messages about a potential drug transaction on October 1st, 2020. Detectives learned that the accused provided 2 grams of “k,” which is a common street name for the ketamine and 2 ounces of a “drink” to the victim. Ketamine is a medication primarily used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia.
The accused stands charged of one count of Drug Induced Homicide, a Class X Felony.
Nesnidal was arrested in Yorkville on Thursday, without incident.
“Drug overdoses are all too common in our communities and there are too many people selling and providing drugs to victims,” Aurora Police spokesman Paris Lewbel said. “We investigate each overdose to hold the people who sell and provide drugs to victims accountable for their actions.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with drug abuse, contact the Illinois Helpline by visiting www.helplineil.org, by calling 833-234-6343, or by texting “HELP” to 833234.
