CADILLAC, Mich. – An administrator at an adult assisted living facility in Michigan has been bound over on charges, including involuntary manslaughter, in connection with a resident’s death, officials said.
Kristi Tucker-Fleischfresser, 40, was bound over on one count of involuntary manslaughter, a 15-year felony, and one count of obstructing an investigation, a 2-year misdemeanor, according to a release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.
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The charges stem from the 2022 death of a resident at Pleasant Lake Lodge in Cadillac, where Tucker-Fleischer was serving as administrator.
The 60-year-old woman was allegedly admitted to the facility on Nov. 1, 2022.
She had been diagnosed with diabetes and prescribed two types of insulin, but allegedly never received the medication.
Officials said she was found dead in her bed on the morning of Nov. 5, 2022; her death was attributed to complications from diabetes.
Tucker-Fleischfresser is accused of failing to provide the medication and of obstructing an investigation by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Michigan State Police also investigated the case.
She was arraigned in February and bound over on April 27.
“Failing to provide life-saving medication to vulnerable adults is unacceptable, and I am pleased that this case will now move forward to trial,” said Nessel. “My office remains focused on ensuring adult foster care administrators understand the weight of their responsibilities and the consequences that follow when they fail those in their care.
A pretrial date hasn’t been scheduled yet.