A 29-year-old Evanston man was indicted today in connection with a drug-related death after selling the victim a fentanyl compound that killed her.

Malik Mabrey was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs, and trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound for the death of a 26-year-old Sycamore Township woman.

On Aug. 3, 2023 – the same day the victim was released from a 30-day drug treatment program -- Mabrey sold fentanyl to the woman, who had previously been his client. He arranged to meet her at a gas station, instructed her on which bus to take and how to get there. The woman died the following day of a drug overdose.

At the time of the sale, Mabrey had been out of prison for a little more than 16 months after serving a 4.5-year sentence for drug trafficking.

“Malik Mabrey was given the chance to turn his life around,” said Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich. “Instead, he exploited a young woman at her most vulnerable. When you sell deadly drugs and somebody dies, you will be held accountable.  Period.”

Pillich additionally thanked the Hamilton County Heroin Task Force for its relentless work on this case.

Mabrey faces up to 20 years in prison.