September 20, 2024 – Dodge Co., WI – On September 19, 2024, Janelle Hill, 37, from Madison, Wisconsin was arrested and booked into the Dodge County Jail for First Degree Reckless Homicide.
This charge stems from an investigation that started in June, 2022 when an inmate at the Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI) died from a drug overdose.
Upon autopsy of the victim, latex balloons were recovered from the victim that contained a suspected mixture of cocaine and fentanyl.
These balloons were delivered to the victim from Janelle Hill the day before his death during a visit. The balloons are believed to have become compromised while in the victim’s body causing his death from drug toxicity.
As a reminder, all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. No further information on this case will be available from the sheriff’s office pending the outcome of potential criminal prosecution.