Kristi Tucker-Fleischfresser, 40, was ordered on April 27 to stand trial in the 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County on charges related to the death of a resident at Pleasant Lake Lodge in Cadillac, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Tucker-Fleischfresser faces one count of involuntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, and one count of obstructing an investigation, a misdemeanor punishable by up to two years.
The case centers around the November 2022 death of a 60-year-old woman who had been admitted to Pleasant Lake Lodge with diabetes and prescribed two types of insulin. The resident was found dead in her bed on November 5, just four days after her admission. Authorities allege that she never received her prescribed insulin and died from complications related to diabetes.
It is further alleged that Tucker-Fleischfresser did not ensure the resident received her medication and obstructed an investigation by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. She was arraigned on these charges in February after an investigation led by LARA and the Michigan State Police following a referral from the Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
“Failing to provide life-saving medication to vulnerable adults is unacceptable, and I am pleased that this case will now move forward to trial,” said Attorney General Nessel. “My office remains focused on ensuring adult foster care administrators understand the weight of their responsibilities and the consequences that follow when they fail those in their care.”
A pretrial date has not yet been set for Tucker-Fleischfresser. The Attorney General’s Health Care Fraud Division is handling prosecution for this case with support from Michigan State Police. The division receives most of its funding through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services totaling $5,517,524 for fiscal year 2026; state funds cover an additional $1,839,170.
Authorities remind readers that criminal charges are allegations only; defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.