Minnesota man whose wife died after meth-fueled 'death party' is sentenced
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Minnesota man who held a meth-fueled "death party" with his dying wife — during which officials say she died of an overdose — was sentenced on Monday.
Duane Johnson, 59, was initially charged with third-degree murder in the death of Debra Johnson, 69. She was found dead in her home in Searles, a city roughly 100 miles southwest of Minneapolis, in January by first responders who arrived after Johnson called 911 to report her death.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Duane Johnson, 59, was sentenced to three years in prison for criminal neglect after his wife died following a "death party" the two reportedly held earlier this year. (Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Investigators found Debra wrapped in a sheet, according to WCCO. Deputies said Johnson claimed his wife begged him to take her out of a nursing home and let her die in their Minnesota home.
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Johnson, who reportedly told authorities he and his dying wife spent several days before her death doing drugs, later negotiated a plea deal that allowed him to plead guilty to criminal neglect.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He was sentenced to three years in prison, but is likely to serve 19 months behind bars before spending the remainder on supervised release, the news outlet reported.