SPARTA, Wis. – Bond was set at $500,000 cash for a Sparta man charged with first-degree Intentional Homicide in the beating death of his girlfriend. Shawn J. Hock also has been charged with aggravated battery with domestic abuse enhancers, plus other charges. Conviction could mean a life sentence. According to the criminal complaint, Sara Latimer, had messaged her mother around 11:40 p.m. on May 9 and asked to be picked up the next morning. In the message Latimer said that Hock had physically assaulted her earlier in the evening.
Hock. Possibly life in prison.