PHILLIPS — A defendant accepted a plea deal in Price County Circuit Court on Nov. 19, regarding a case that alleged she administered an unprescribed narcotic to a nursing home resident while working as a full time care center employee in March 2023.

Lena Beth Madlon, 43, of Glen Flora, accepted a plea agreement for an A misdemeanor conviction of recklessly abuse or recklessly neglect a patient or resident. The initial charge was felony manufacture/deliver Schedule IV drugs (Zolpidem). The second charge of A misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer for refusing to answer questions and ending a police interview during the investigation was dismissed but read into the record.

Special Prosecutor John Luetscher, appearing for the state of Wisconsin, said there were discussions with the

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