January 10, 2025 – Hartford, WI – Washington County Sheriff’s investigators made several arrests early Thursday morning in connection with a fatal drug overdose that occurred in the City of Hartford in June of 2024.
The investigation started with the City of Hartford Police Department investigating the deadly drug overdose of a 39-year-old Hartford woman. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Jurisdictional Drug unit opened an investigation into the source of drugs and was able to identify the suspect as a 30-year-old City of Milwaukee man.
Washington County investigators collaborated with the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation Overdose Death Initiative, and the Wisconsin Counterdrug Program for several months.
This investigation culminated Thursday morning with three search warrants executed by tactical teams in the City of Milwaukee and one in the Village of Grafton…