By Shereen Siewert | Wausau Pilot & Review
A 28-year-old Wausau woman is facing felony charges after allegedly providing heroin to a man who injected the drug, overdosed and nearly died.
Alexa B. Rolain was charged May 31 with delivery of fentanyl as party to a crime and first-degree recklessly endangering safety in connection with the April overdose. A warrant for her arrest was issued in June and Rolain remained at large until Oct. 12, according to court documents.
During an initial appearance last week in Marathon County Circuit Court, Rolain pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on a $75,000 cash bond.
On Oct. 18, court officials found good cause to extend the time limits for a preliminary hearing, which had been set for Oct. 23. A review hearing is on the calendar for Oct. 25, while Rolain waits for public defender representation.
Police and emergency personnel responded April 23 to a home on 19th Street in Mosinee for a report of a 40-year-old man who had collapsed and was unresponsive. The man’s mother called 911 after finding her son on the floor and told police he had a history of using methamphetamine and heroin but had been clean since being released from rehab in January, court records show.
A syringe at the scene tested positive for fentanyl, court records state.
The man later told police he was depressed due to a custody battle and called Rolain to meet him on the street. When she arrived, he rode with her in her car, where she provided a syringe that he injected into his body.
Two hours later, he was found on the floor, police said.
Court records show Rolain was previously convicted of felony escape and, in 2021, was sentenced to two years in prison on charges of manufacturing or delivering heroin. She was on extended supervision at the time she allegedly provided the drugs to the victim in this case.
She remains behind bars.
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