Case DIH-1558

Willie D. DeGroot

State · Wisconsin · Sentenced 2013

Supplied the heroin that killed a 23-year-old man found in his family's home in the town of Portland, Wisconsin, in August 2012; police in Racine County had named him as the source in an earlier overdose.

Court
State, Dodge County
State
Wisconsin
Year of death
2012
Year sentenced
2013
Drugs
Heroin
Conduct
Unknown
Relationship
Not reported
Conviction
First-degree reckless homicide by delivery of drugs
Plea or trial
Plea
Sentence
5 years in prison and 12 years of extended supervision
Found through
State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

This case was brought under Wisconsin law. For what that law says, see Wisconsin in the state law guide.

Sources

  1. hngnews.comMan sentenced for reckless homicide

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