A Campbellsport woman convicted of running an opioid ring, dealing pills and heroin from her purse at her kitchen table is going to prison. A Washington County judge has sentenced 57 year old, Lori Merget to eight years in prison. Merget and seven others, including her son, were charged in Washington County with conspiracy to sell heroin. Merget earlier pleaded guilty to one count of of delivering prescription pills and possessing heroin with intent to delivery. A more serious heroin count and another heroin possession count were dismissed and read into the record. According to a criminal complaint Merget obtained hundreds of prescription oxycodone pills per month from two Milwaukee pain clinics and street dealers. Informants told detectives they had been buying drugs from Merget for as long as a decade. Merget was accused of using the profits to supply her 31 year old son with heroin.
Written by: Radio Plus
photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
© 2025 Radio Plus
Post comments (0)