GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Cheri Austin, one of the suspects in a Chicago-to-Green Bay drug ring, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Austin, 52, was previously convicted delivery of fentanyl and cocaine. She was also placed on 15 years of extended supervision by Judge Samantha Wagner at Wednesday’s hearing, court records show.
Five search warrants were executed in Brown County in July, 2024. A simultaneous search of the stash house in Chicago yielded 12 kilograms (26 pounds) of fentanyl, four kilograms (nine pounds) of cocaine, 748 grams (1.6 pounds) of meth, 460 grams (one pound) of heroin, 16 guns and some marijuana.
Seven people were initially charged after the arrests were announced. Prosecutors have since said this case was the state’s first wiretap investigation for fentanyl and at least 47 people are facing charges.
As for the others initially arrested:
- Felton Currie, who police identified as the ringleader, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in the case
- Michael Oliver was sentenced to 15 years in prison
- Ebony Austin will be sentenced June 23
- Kyla Sanache has a status conference April 15
- Jessica Wright is scheduled to stand trial June 1
- James Grandberry has a status conference April 10
James Grandberry also has an appeal pending, arguing his charges should be dismissed because he waited for more than a year to get an attorney and have a preliminary hearing – something typically required within 10 days.
