Crime & Safety
Woman Makes Initial Appearance in Overdose Death Case
Natasha Hedstorm appears in court for the first time Tuesday on allegations she provided heroin that eventually led to the death of a Waukesha man in November.
A Madison woman in a of a Waukesha man made her initial appearance in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Natasha Hedstrom, 24, was assigned a $1,000 cash bond and $10,000 surety bond by court Commissioner Laura Lau. Another hearing has been scheduled in the case for April 16.
Hedstorm is accused of providing heroin to 30, who overdosed and died in November inside his apartment in the 2700 block of Summit Avenue.
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According to the criminal complaint, Hedstorm and Ropel went to Milwaukee where they purchased heroin from one of her sources. They shot up the drug and drove back to Waukesha.
While back at Ropel’s apartment, she noticed he had used more of the drug and she tried to keep him awake.
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He was laying face down on his bed while she gave him a back massage and after some time she turned him over and noticed he was blue in the face. She slashed water on him and performed CPR before calling 911.
