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UPDATE:  An 18 year old from Christian County is charged with drug-induced homicide after a heroin overdose of a Christian County man from earlier this month. 

Angela McKinnon was in court Thursday morning. She was arrested just before 3:00 pm on Wednesday, June 29th. She was arrested by Kincaid and Taylorville police with assistance from members of the Central Illinois Enforcement Group in Taylorville. 

On June 11th, 25-year old Charles Stevens was found by a family member after overdosing on heroin.  Christian County Coroner Amy Winans says autopsy and toxicology results have revealed that Stevens died as a result of heroin intoxication.

Prosecutors tell WAND News they have text messages and phone-call records which connect McKinnon to the overdose. 

McKinnon's bond is set at $1 million. Kincaid police told WAND News McKinnon was known to them as a suspected drug dealer. 

Drug-induced homicide is a Class X felony which could face up to 30 years in prison. Speaking after the hearing, local law enforcement officials said they plan to investigate any future overdose deaths in a similar way.

"In Christian County, what we're doing is holding people accountable," said Kincaid police chief Dwayne Wheeler. "There will be an investigation. Once the coroner rules that this subject did die of intoxication, there will be an investigation done by several agencies. We're all going to work as a team. We just don't want this to happen."

"I guarantee you, we will do the investigations," said Christian County Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp. "I want the drug dealers to hear this. We will put you in jail, and you will go to jail for a long time, because you're killing people and you're destroying families here in Christian County."

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Christian County - An 18 year old will appear before a judge Thursday morning facing charges for a drug induced homicide.

Angela N. McKinnon was arrested yesterday by Kincaid and Taylorville police with assistance from members of the Central Illinois Enforcement Group in Taylorville. 

She was arrested just before 3:00 pm on Wednesday, June 29th. 

WAND will be in the court room this morning and bring you the latest on this case.