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La Crosse woman pleads guilty to federal meth charges

Published

6 years ago

October 24, 2018

Brad Williams

A La Crosse woman pleaded guilty in federal court after being charged with heading up a meth operation.

Draheim

Roberta Draheim is scheduled to be sentenced early next year.

Federal charges were filed against Draheim in April for allegedly bringing meth from California to Wisconsin over a two-year period.

The drug was kept in local storage units.

Draheim’s adult daughter, Britney Masewicz, died in February, and Draheim believes her death resulted from a heroin overdose.

Back in March, Draheim pleaded not guilty to three drug charges.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.