Judge sentences woman convicted in drug death to 8 years in prison, grave visits

By: Associated Press//September 4, 2014//

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RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A woman convicted in a drug death has been sentenced in Racine County to eight years in prison and ordered to visit the victim’s grave annually for a time after she’s released.

Thirty-eight-year-old Kristie Fitzgerald will also serve 12 years of extended supervision and three years of probation following her prison sentence. Fitzgerald was convicted of second-degree homicide and other charges in the death of 53-year-old David Buchholtz about a year ago. She sold prescription pain medication to Buchholtz who overdosed at his town of Waterford home.

The mother of three offered a tearful apology to the Buchholtz family in court Wednesday. The Racine Journal Times says the order to visit the victim’s grave came at the request of the Buchholtz family.

Information from: The Journal Times, http://www.journaltimes.com

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