Man pleads guilty for role in Winona woman's death
A Winona man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in the drug overdose death of a Winona woman on February 1, 2008. As part of an agreement reached with prosecutors Jeffrey Lee Frey was convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the second degree. Frey admitted he was asked by another defendant, Douglas Zubick, to obtain methadone. Frey said he knew that Zubick was going to give the drug to Jane Jay Christenson who died from using the drug. Frey was also found guilty of four controlled substance crimes for selling hydrocodone and clonazepam to a police informant. Several other controlled substance charges were dismissed in exchange for Frey's admission of guilt. Judge Jeffrey Thompson set Frey's sentencing for January 27, 2010. Minnesota sentencing guidelines call for a sentence of 58- months. He remains free on $100,000 bail. Zubick is currently serving a 48-month prison sentence for second degree manslaughter for Christensen's death on February 1, 2008. A third defendant, Harold Albert Skroch, Jr. is scheduled to be in court March 4, 2010 on charges related to the case.
