Schroeder was sentenced to 30 months in prison for trafficking in methamphetamine. Hegstrom was sentenced to 40 months in prison for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamines. Hegstrom’s sentence will run consecutive to a 154-month sentence he received based upon his conviction for a triple vehicle homicide which killed three Paynesville people.
The CEE VI Drug Task Force began investigating the drug operation in the summer of 1994. Four co-defendants also pleaded guilty and await sentencing.