Fond du Lac convicted killer gets 25 year sentence

Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric J. Toney announced Monday, January that Judge Laura Lavey sentenced Joshua P. Weber to a prison term of 25 years for a First Degree Reckless Homicide conviction. The sentence stems from a December 28, 2020 fentanyl overdose death that occurred in the City of Fond du Lac.

Weber received 12 years of initial confinement and 13 years of extended supervision, consecutive to any other sentence. Investigators believe the victim died on Christmas Day and was found dead days later by family, after the defendant left the victim at the residence without calling for help.

District Attorney Toney stated: “Today was an emotionally charged sentencing with family and friends of the victim bravely sharing the loss they continue to suffer today from a loved dying from a fentanyl overdose death. The sentence will not bring him back, but we hope it inspires someone else to get the help they need and sends a strong message to those that seek deliver poison in our community.”

This case was investigated by the City of Fond du Lac Police Department and prosecuted by District Attorney Eric Toney.