Overview
- A Winneshiek County judge sentenced Amber Snow to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty in late May to charges tied to giving a family member a drug‑spiked pan of lasagna.
- State criminalistics laboratory testing reportedly identified oxycodone in the dish, evidence prosecutors cited to support the allegation that the food was laced to cause a miscarriage.
- Snow pleaded guilty to multiple counts, including attempted nonconsensual termination of pregnancy, child endangerment, delivery of a controlled substance, and conspiracy.
- A co-defendant, Matthew Uthoff, has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to stand trial on June 5; both defendants were initially held on $100,000 cash bonds.
- Authorities say the pregnant person and unborn child are safe, investigators used electronic communications and search history in building the case, and the episode highlights risks that opioid exposure poses to pregnant people and fetuses.