(WTAQ-WLUK) — One of five suspects charged after a man who overdosed on drugs was found dead, lying on a Ripon sidewalk, has plead guilty.
Maison Springston, 18, plead guilty to first degree reckless homicide for his role in an April 7, 2023 overdose death of an 18-year-old man.
A status conference has been set for Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m.
The other suspects in the case are:
- Co-defendant Olivia Nordvold, 18, is scheduled for a plea hearing August 2
- Co-defendant Donavyn Mueller, 18, is scheduled for a motion hearing on August 2 and a jury trial to commence on August 6.
- Co-defendant Joseph Schmidt-Rehbein, 16, is scheduled for a plea hearing on August 5 and a jury trial on September 9.
- Co-defendant Michael Manske, 23, is scheduled for a plea hearing on August 6.
According to the criminal complaint, the 18-year-old victim, and other teens went to a home on Scott Street in Ripon and used narcotics. While there, the victim began to experience overdose symptoms and became unresponsive. The people in the home took him outside, placed him on the sidewalk and ran away.
The body was found the next morning.
The medical examiner listed bromazolam and fentanyl toxicity as the cause of death, according to the complaint.
