Makayla Marie Oothoudt Willprecht, 21, was sentenced to four years of prison after pleading guilty to a second-degree manslaughter in an overdose death. She was initially charged with murder.
Makayla Marie Oothoudt Willprecht, 21, of Willmar, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Kandiyohi County District Court to second-degree manslaughter in an overdose death. Willprecht had also been charged with third-degree murder, which will be dismissed in a plea agreement. An investigation revealed that she had helped supply pills to 19-year-old Samantha Jean Myers of Pennock. Myers died April 16, 2022, in New London. The cause of death was the effects of fentanyl.
Makayla Marie Oothoudt Willprecht, 21, of Willmar, pleaded not guilty this week to charges in the April overdose death of 19-year-old Samantha Jean Myers of Pennock. According to the criminal complaint, Willprecht and another man who is also charged arranged a purchase of pills through text messages.
Makayla Marie Oothoudt Willprecht and Hudeife Muhumed Mire are facing charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for allegedly providing Samantha Myers with the drugs that led to her overdose death in April. They were in court Thursday in Kandiyohi County.