EFFINGHAM, Ill.—Effingham County State’s Attorney Bryan M. Kibler has filed a Class X felony homicide charge against Richard B. Marschke, 32, of Vandalia, in connection with the January death of Jordan J. Kull, 31, of Altamont.
Kibler charged this morning that Marschke committed the offense of Drug Induced Homicide on January 14 of this year in that Marschke “knowingly delivered a substance containing heroin” to Jordan Kull and that Kull “subsequently died as result of the injection of said heroin into his body.”
“Our actions today are based upon toxicology reports from the Effingham County Coroner’s office and ongoing, diligent wok by agents of Illinois State Police District 12 and State Police Zone 7 investigations,” Kibler said. Others assisting in the matter included the Altamont Police Department, Effingham Police Department, Effingham County Sheriff’s Department and the Vandalia Police Department.
The filing of additional charges against Marschke remains a possibility, said Kibler.
At Kibler’s request, Judge Kimberly G. Koester set Marschke’s bond Wednesday morning at $1,000,000. It is anticipated that Marschke will make his initial court appearance on Thursday, July 3, at 1 p.m.
As currently filed, the Class X felony charge of Drug Induced Homicide against Richard B. Marschke is punishable upon conviction by not less than six but not more than 30 years in prison.
Jay C. Miller
Also, on June 10, in an unrelated case, an Effingham County jury convicted Jay C. Miller, 23, of Altamont, of the offense of Drug Induced Homicide in connection with the February 2014 heroin overdose death of Jessica M. James, 29, of Effingham (and formerly of Shelbyville). Miller is set for sentencing on July 31.