DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and Addison Director of Police Bill Hayden have announced that bond has been set for a Naperville man accused of supplying a fatal dose of a fentanyl/fluorofentanyl mixture to an Addison woman.
Courvoisier Thomas, 38, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge John Kinsella set bond at $5 million with 10 percent to apply in accordance with a previously issued arrest warrant. He has been charged with one count of drug induced homicide, a Class X felony.
On Nov. 17, 2021, officers with the Addison Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Blecke Avenue for a report of an unresponsive woman. Upon their arrival, officers found the victim unresponsive. While at the residence, officers located baggies containing a white powdery substance, later identified as a fentanyl/fluorofentanyl mixture.
The victim was transported to Glen Oaks Hospital where she was pronounced deceased. Through the course of their investigation, officers identified Thomas as the individual suspected of supplying the victim with the fentanyl/fluorofentanyl mixture.
It is alleged that on Nov. 17, 2021, Thomas went to the victim’s residence and sold the fentanyl/fluorofentanyl mixture to her. It is further alleged that the victim ingested the fentanyl/fluorofentanyl mixture supplied to her by Thomas, causing her death. On Dec. 3, 2021, Addison police officers took Thomas into custody from his apartment without incident on an unrelated arrest warrant.
“On Nov. 17 of last year, a young woman died after ingesting a fentanyl/ fluorofentanyl mixture allegedly supplied to her by the defendant in this case, Courvoisier Thomas,” Berlin said. “This is yet another senseless loss of a promising life snuffed out by illegal narcotics. The charges filed send the message that anyone who supplies a deadly dose of a narcotic will not be able to simply walk away from the consequences of their actions. I thank the Addison Police Department, the DuPage County Sheriff’s Forensic Science Center, DuMeg and the DEA High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program for their outstanding work in helping us secure a strong prosecution against Mr. Thomas.”
“Drug dealers are not doctors, or pharmaceutical companies and know the substances they deliver are venom,” Hayden said. “Ignoring potential deadly consequences, dealers put their monetary desire over the health and safety of the user. We owe it to the families of the victims to sternly investigate such cases. By working together, law enforcement can get these dealers off our streets so they can’t continue to kill people indiscriminately.”
Thomas’ next court appearance is scheduled April 27 for arraignment in front of Judge Kinsella.
