Case DIH-2954
James Barton
A Wisconsin man convicted in his wife's 2022 fatal overdose in Kimberly. The report says he supplied the drugs. He told police he used heroin and cocaine with her but denied supplying them.
- Court
- State, Not reported (Kimberly)
- State
- Wisconsin
- Year of death
- 2022
- Year sentenced
- 2026
- Drugs
- Fentanyl and cocaine
- Conduct
- Share; co-use
- Relationship
- Partner
- Conviction
- First-degree reckless homicide
- Plea or trial
- Not reported in reviewed source
- Sentence
- 4 years in prison and 11 years of extended supervision (joint recommendation)
- 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
- wtaq.comMan sentenced for wifes fatal overdose
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.