Crime & Safety
Wheaton Man Sentenced in Overdose Death
Man sentenced in heroin overdose death used bleach in his attempt to clear the scene of a woman's death last November. He was sentenced to three years in jail Wednesday, the Daily Herald reports.
A DuPage County judge sentenced a Wheaton man to three years in prison after the pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges related to a woman's overdose death last November, the Daily Herald reports.
with delivery of a controlled substance, after selling heroin to Jennifer Andolfi, 37, shortly before she died in a Carol Stream apartment, according to the Herald.
According to a release from the DuPage County State's Attorney, Kliest made arrangements with the victim to meet at a relative's apartment to sell her heroin. Kleist allegedly sold the drugs to the woman, who went into a bathroom do do the drug and went unconscious, according to the release.
Find out what's happening in Wheatonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Kliest then left the apartment and returned later with Tiffany Vanderbusch, of Wheaton, after receiving a phone call from his relative informing him that the woman was dead. Kleist and Vanderbusch then doused the victim with bleach in an attempt to destroy any evidence. The duo left the apartment but returned a short time later only to be arrested by police, according to the release.
Vanderbusch pleaded guilty to heroin possession in Janurary and was sentenced to two years of probation and six months in jail, according to the Daily Herald.
Find out what's happening in Wheatonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
