Lansing, MI – A Cadillac adult foster care administrator who publicly promoted her two decades of experience in assisted living operations is now facing felony charges tied to the 2022 death of a diabetic resident.
Kristi Tucker-Fleischfresser, 39, was arraigned Tuesday in the 84th District Court in Cadillac on one count of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of falsifying medical records, and one count of obstructing an investigation. The charges were announced by Dana Nessel.
Tucker-Fleischfresser is charged with:
• One count of involuntary manslaughter, a 15-year felony
• Two counts of falsifying medical records, each a 4-year felony
• One count of obstructing an investigation, a 2-year misdemeanor
According to the Attorney General’s Office, a 60-year-old woman was admitted to Pleasant Lake Lodge on November 1, 2022, with diabetes and prescriptions for two types of insulin. She was found deceased in her bed four days later.
Investigators allege the resident never received her prescribed insulin and died due to complications of diabetes. Authorities further allege Tucker-Fleischfresser failed to ensure the medication was administered and later falsified documentation to show the insulin had been given, obstructing an investigation by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
On her LinkedIn profile, Tucker-Fleischfresser describes herself as an Online Business Manager with “20+ years in Adult Foster Care & Assisted Living Operations.” She references running a 45-bed adult foster care home for over a decade, stating she learned how to “manage people, solve problems before they become problems, and keep operations moving smoothly.”
Prosecutors now allege that in this case, those operational safeguards failed at the most basic level: Ensuring a resident received life-sustaining medication.
The case was referred to the Department of Attorney General by the Wexford County Prosecutor’s Office and investigated by LARA and the Michigan State Police.
“Adult foster care administrators are entrusted with the lives of vulnerable adults, and failing to provide life-saving medication is unacceptable,” Nessel said in a statement.
Tucker-Fleischfresser was released on a personal recognizance bond. As conditions of release, she must wear a GPS tether and is prohibited from providing direct adult foster care services.
She is scheduled for a probable cause conference on March 3, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., and a preliminary examination on March 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
As with all criminal defendants, she is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
- NMD Staff
Staff@NewMediaDetroit.com