Crime & Safety

Man Caught Selling Drugs to Informant in Falls

A 21-year-old man faces up to 15 years in prison for selling to a police informant on two occasions at Pick'n Save on Appleton Avenue in Menomonee Falls.

It’s been over 10 months, but last week a 21-year-old Menomonee Falls man was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court for dealing drugs to a police informant in June.

Justin Dettmering was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of narcotics and possession of a controlled substance on Feb. 20. He faces up to eight years in prison and up to $15,500 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

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On June 7, Dettmering arranged a meeting with a police informant to sell one gram of cocaine and 15 oxycodone pills. The two agreed to meet in the parking lot of Pick’ n Save along Appleton Avenue and the exchange was made.

On June 13, Dettmering again met with the informant, but this time he sold Ecstasy. The exchange was once again made in the parking lot of Pick’n Save. 

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