Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Special design on bags of heroin and text messages could connect the dots for the prosecution to convict Waukesha's Kevin Cobus of reckless homicide in the deaths of Jamie Hansen and Cody Riggs, but defense takes its turn beginning Thursday.
Specially "branded" packets of heroin could tie a 24-year-old Waukesha man to a Milwaukee dealer and two overdose deaths. However it will be up to a jury to decide if the relationship left him guilty of reckless homicide in those deaths. The trial of Kevin Cobus, who faces up to 80 years in prison for the overdose deaths of Muskego woman Jamie Hansen and Delafield man Cody Riggs in separate incidents, entered its third day on Wednesday. Hansen died in July of 2011 and Riggs died in January of 2012; both were involved with Cobus the day before they died. The state rested its case at the end the day. Judge William Domina denied the defense's request for a dismissal, so the trial will resume on Thursday with the defense's witnesses taking …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Waukesha's Kevin Cobus faces two counts of first-degree reckless homicide; prosecutors say he supplied the drugs the led to fatal overdoses of a Muskego woman and a Delafield man.
Persuading the jury to “judge him on his acts,” the state opened its reckless homicide case Monday against Waukesha’s Kevin Cobus. Cobus, 28, faces two counts of first-degree reckless homicide in the drug overdose deaths of Jamie Hansen, 24, of Muskego and Cody Riggs, 26, of Delafield. Investigators say Cobus supplied the fatal dose of drugs to both people. "Everyone knows you can't judge a book by its cover, and while the defendant sits here and doesn't look like someone who would be a heroin user, you must judge him on his acts," said prosecutor Susan Opper during opening arguments in Waukesha County Circuit Court. She explained to the jury that while the prosecution would not have to prove Cobus was a drug dealer, he would fit the …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Kevin S. Cobus, 27, faces reckless homicide charges in the death of a Muskego woman and a Delafield man and a jury trial will start on Monday
The trial for a Waukesha man accused of providing heroin to a Muskego woman and another man from Delafield, who both then overdosed on the drug and died, will begin on Monday. Kevin S. Cobus, 27, was charged in April 2012 with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide under the Len Bias law. Cobus used heroin on a daily basis at the time of his arrest last year, according to court documents. He is accused of providing drugs to Jamie L. Hansen, 24, of Muskego, and Cody C. Riggs, 26, of Delafield, on July 12, 2011 and Jan. 6, 2012 respectively. According to the criminal complaint: In the July 2011 incident, Hansen was found unresponsive at her Muskego home with drug paraphernalia in the bedroom. Her father was performing CPR on her when …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Carl "Boss" Wesley will be sentenced in March for the homicide of Andrew Debroux.
A Milwaukee drug dealer will learn his fate in March when he is sentenced for selling heroin that caused the death of a 20-year-old Waukesha man more than three years ago. Carl “Boss” Wesley, 53, pleaded no contest via an Alford plea Tuesday morning to first degree reckless homicide. He faces up to 25 years in prison followed by 15 years of extended supervision when he is sentenced March 14. According to the criminal complaint: Andrew Debroux was found dead by his mother at their home in the 900 block of Eales Avenue on Jan. 20, 2010. Officers responded to the residence where they also located heroin, oxycodone, cocaine, plastic baggies, a syringe and a charred metal spoon. The medical examiner’s office ruled the cause of death as acute …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
A Brookfield woman will serve four years probation and avoid prison after she gave oxycodone pills to a Waukesha man who later overdosed and died.
A Brookfield woman who provided the oxycodone that lead to the death of Waukesha resident Matthew D. Dziatkiewicz will avoid prison. Jessica J. Hintz, 26, pleaded guilty in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Thursday to felony first-degree reckless homicide by delivery of drugs. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Kathryn Foster sentenced Hintz to four years probation. She could have faced up to 40 years in prison. Prosecutors said that in November 2011, Hintz got a bag of oxycodone pills from a friend at a bar in Milwaukee and late on Nov. 4, she ingested two while Dziatkiewicz, 25, took five of the pills and consumed alcohol. At 12:44 a.m. Nov. 5 rescue workers were called to Dziatkiewicz’s apartment in the 1300 block of Blackhawk Trail, finding…
Monday, August 20, 2012
Court reports tell of the grip of this drug on all those involved in its abuse.
The sentencing Thursday of Daniel Birtic and Edwin Esteves for supplying the heroin that killed Alex Hopping of Wauwatosa last year perhaps was the final act of a long and tragic drama. But there is an epilogue. It is written by heroin itself. This epilogue is largely contained in documents called pre-sentence investigation reports, referred to as PSIs. They are not required in all criminal cases, but may be ordered, as they frequently are in complex cases. They contain not just the evidence from the criminal investigations but also post-conviction interviews and statements by the defendants, associates, interested parties, court authorities, family members. PSI's were ordered for both Birtic and Esteves. They were referred to heavily by …
Monday, June 18, 2012
A Milwaukee man going by the nickname "Boss" is accused of selling batch of heroin that killed a 20-year-old Waukesha man.
A 52-year-old Milwaukee man is facing a reckless homicide charge alleging he sold the heroin that killed a 20-year-old Waukesha man nearly 2-1/2 years ago. The first-degree reckless homicide charge was filed Friday in Waukesha County Circuit Court against Carl Wesley. A warrant has been filed for his arrest in the death of Andrew Debroux. According to the criminal complaint: Debroux was found dead at 926 Eales Ave. by his mother around 6 p.m. Jan. 20, 2010. Officers responded to the residence where they also located heroin, oxycodone, cocaine, plastic baggies, a syringe and a charred metal spoon. The medical examiner’s office ruled the cause of death as acute heroin intoxication. Debroux’s girlfriend told officers they would purchase …
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Monday, June 4, 2012
Two men will stand trial on first-degree reckless homicide charges alleging they supplied heroin to a Waukesha man who overdosed and died inside a car.
Two men will stand trial in September for allegedly supplying heroin to a Waukesha man who overdosed and died while being driven home in February. Brandon M. Ward, 25, of Waukesha and Coleon M. Gallion, 25, of Milwaukee, will stand trial on first-degree reckless homicide charges Sept. 18 in Waukesha County Circuit Court for the overdose death of Justin L. Schulthess. If convicted, they each face up to 40 years in prison and $100,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Feb. 21, Schulthess drove Ward to Milwaukee to purchase from Ward’s source, Gallion, who also goes as “Little C,” near North 35 Street and Park Hill. Schulthess then drove to a parking lot near 35th and Wisconsin Avenue where he shot up the drug and began to …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Daniel Birtic, one of two suspects in the overdose death of Alex Hopping, pleads guilty to first-degree reckless homicide for his role in the crime.
A Waukesha who supplied heroin that later killed a Wauwatosa teenager has pleaded guilty for his role in her death. Daniel Lee Birtic, 24, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of first-degree reckless homicide for providing heroin to Alexandra Hopping, 19, who overdosed and died in her home April 18, 2011. A second defendant, Edwin Esteves, 33, is slated to stand trial in the case June 4; however, he will make his final pre-trial appearance Tuesday where he could also potentially plead guilty. The men were charged under the state’s Len Bias law after Wauwatosa police officers conducted a six-month investigation into Hopping’s death inside a home in the 1800 block of North 70th Street. The conditions of Birtic's plea arrangement were not …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Waukesha man who supplied heroin that led to the death of a Wauwatosa teen has reached a deal with prosecutors, who are still working on a deal with a second suspect in the case.
One of two men charged in the heroin overdose death of a Wauwatosa teenager may avoid a trial as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Attorneys told Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Borowski on Friday that a plea deal has been reached with Daniel Lee Birtic, 23, of Waukesha, on charges of first-degree reckless homicide for supplying heroin to Alexandra Michelle Hopping, 19, who overdosed and died inside a Wauwatosa home. The hearing is scheduled for May 14, but should the deal fall through, his trial will begin June 11. No details of the tentative agreement were released, but it is likely Birtic would agree to plead guilty either to a reduced charge or for a pre-arranged sentencing deal. There was also no mention of whether …
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