NEKOOSA, Wis. (WFRV) – A 53-year-old man in Wisconsin was arrested on June 9 for allegedly being involved in a woman’s death on April 1, 2025, believed to be due to drug use.
The Nekoosa Police Department reported that Paul Hardwick of Nekoosa was booked into jail for the following charges:
- First-degree reckless homicide
- Possession with intent to deliver
- Cocaine
- THC
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Maintaining a drug trafficking place
- Felony bail jumping
The incident occurred when police were dispatched for a report of a 41-year-old unresponsive woman, identified as Sara Wilkinson of Nekoosa. Officers and medical responders on the scene attempted life-saving measures, but Wilkinson was shortly after pronounced dead.
A search warrant revealed illicit drugs in the home where Wilkinson died, and the cause of her death is believed to be due to drugs she acquired from Hardwick.
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Two others could be charged, as the Nekoosa Police Department requested the following residents in the home to face charges from the Wood County District Attorney:
- Requested charges against 41-year-old Jacob Keith
- Manufacturing, delivery of THC
- Possession with intent to deliver THC, second offense
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Maintaining a drug trafficking place
- Requested charges against 59-year-old Tammy Grasley
- Possession of THC, second offense
- Possession of drug paraphernalia
- Maintaining a drug trafficking place
No additional details were provided.
