Keshena Man Indicted for Role in Multiple Fentanyl Overdoses On Menominee Indian Reservation
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on February 27, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Warren J. Grignon (41) of Keshena, Wisconsin, with crimes related to three fentanyl overdoses on the Menominee Indian Reservation, one of which was fatal.
The indictment charged Grignon as follows:
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COUNT |
DATE |
CHARGE |
PENALTY |
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One |
On or about December 23, 2023 | Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) | Mandatory minimum 20 years in prison, up to life in prison; up to $1 million fine. |
|
Two |
On or about December 23, 2023 | Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting Serious Bodily Injury, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) | Mandatory minimum 20 years in prison, up to life in prison; up to $1 million fine. |
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Three |
On or about December 23, 2023 | Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting Serious Bodily Injury, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) | Mandatory minimum 20 years in prison, up to life in prison; up to $1 million fine. |
Grignon also faces terms of supervised release and special assessments of $100 per count if convicted.
According to court documents, on or about December 23, 2023, Grignon allegedly distributed fentanyl to three individuals while at a location on the Menominee Indian Reservation. One of the people died as the result of using the fentanyl provided by Grignon, and the other two were revived but sustained serious bodily injury as the result of using the fentanyl provided by Grignon.
The Menominee Tribal Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case with assistance from the University of Wisconsin Hospital Pathology Department. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier will prosecute the case in U.S. District Court in Green Bay.
An indictment is only a charge and not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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