Maison Springston (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Maison Springston was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for his role in a fatal fentanyl overdose, in which an 18 year old was found dead, lying on a Ripon sidewalk.
Springston, 18, previously pleaded no contest to being party to first-degree reckless homicide for the April 2023 death. He was also placed on extended supervision for eight years.
District Attorney Eric Toney stated “The defendant was 16 years old at the time of the deadly fentanyl deliver and showed a callous disregard human life, leaving a friend to overdose and die, alone on a sidewalk in Ripon. This is a devastating loss for the victim’s family and our thoughts and prayers go out to all the families that have lost a loved one to fentanyl. No sentence will ever be enough for a family that has lost a loved one but we will continue to fight for justice on their behalf. The defendant has no prior juvenile or adult criminal history.”
Officials say the 18-year-old victim and other teens went to a home on Scott Street in Ripon and used narcotics. While there, the victim began to experience overdose symptoms and became unresponsive. The people in the home took him outside, placed him on the sidewalk and ran away.
His body was found the next morning. The medical examiner listed bromazolam and fentanyl toxicity as the cause of death, according to the complaint.
“Mueller sends [name] an audio message where he is informing [name] of what the pills he would be selling him really are, and what their potency is. Mueller tells [name] the product is definitely good, that it’s good money, but it’s not good for your clientele. Mueller tells [name] that there is fentanyl in the pills, and that if someone takes a full pill or a small person takes more than half of one, it would really mess them up. This message clearly shows that Mueller was knowingly distributing fentanyl laced counterfeit pills with the appearance of being Percocet 30 milligram pills,” the complaint states.
Three others were convicted in connection with the death: Joseph Schmidt-Rehbein will be sentenced Dec. 20; Michael Manske will be sentenced Jan. 21; Donavyn Mueller’s sentencing is Feb. 7.
The investigation shows the known chain of delivery started with Donovyn Mueller, who became the target of the investigation, to Kyle Lamb (deceased), to Joseph Schmidt-Rehbein with Mason Springston, and ultimately to the victim, Toney said.
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