(Watertown) A Watertown woman was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for supplying the drugs that led to an overdose death. In June, Debra Patroelj pled no contest to a felony count of First Degree Reckless Homicide. Patroelj was implicated in the January 2016 overdose death of 16-year-old John Teuteberg. Witnesses told investigators that Teuteberg had contacted Patroelj to purchase Percocets. The 52-year-old had none to sell, instead trading $30 of marijuana for six methadone pills which Teuteberg consumed at one time. At sentencing, Assistance District Attorney James Sempf said this case is not about treatment; it is about punishment. He added that prison is necessary to protect the community from the defendant’s ways. Patroelj was also placed on extended supervision for 14 years.
Watertown Woman Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Overdose Death
