Stewartville Woman Accepts Blame For Rochester Area Man’s Death

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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A plea agreement was reached today with a Stewartville woman who was recently charged with the overdose death of a Rochester area man last fall.

45-year-old Michael Janvrin was found dead at a residence near the town of Pleasant Grove on the morning of October 21st. An autopsy performed by the Southeast Minnesota Medical Examiners Office determined that his death was caused by the toxic effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

An investigation by the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office led to a third-degree murder charge against 43-year-old Shannon Brown. The criminal complaint alleged that she supplied the drugs that led to Janvrin's death.

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The court document also alleged that Brown was with Janvrin when he collapsed after taking the drugs around 3 AM on the day he died. The charges say she then left the residence about a half an hour later and did not call 911 until nearly 9 AM when she returned to the property with two juveniles.

The criminal complaint indicates an Olmsted County Sheriff's Office investigator reviewed cell phone records from various phones owned by Brown. The evidence gleaned from the phones included messages from Brown to an adult female that were sent around 9:30 AM on the day Janvrin died during which she stated that, "There is drugs in the house."

The complaint also summarizes statements given by two witnesses. One was a juvenile who told the investigator that she heard Brown speaking with someone on a speakerphone and saying, "it's all my fault, it's all my fault. It was me. I gave him a baggie and it's what killed him."

A second witness, identified as an adult female, reported to the investigator about multiple conversations with Brown concerning her involvement in Janvrin's death. The witness indicated that Brown had told her that she found a bag of unidentified drugs and brought them to the victim's residence. The witness alleged Brown told her that Janvrin took two hits of the substance and then dropped to the floor.

The charges also state that Brown told the investigator that she hid a container holding controlled substances and paraphernalia after Janvrin collapsed. A search of the residence conducted later that day uncovered the container, which held more than 15 grams of suspected methamphetamine along with a pipe and plastic baggies.

Brown today entered a guilty plea to a second-degree manslaughter charge in exchange for the dismissal of the third-degree murder charge. The plea deal includes a recommendation for a four-year prison sentence.

Brown is scheduled to be sentenced in late May.

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