MANITOWOC, Wis.—A judge has rejected a plea deal for a Wisconsin man accused of ordering a brutal punishment for his 7-year-old great nephew that led to the boy’s death.
Prosecutors charged Timothy Hauschultz, of Manitowoc, in 2019 with eight counts, including felony murder, child abuse and battery, in connection with Ethan Hauschutlz’s death on April 20, 2018.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors presented Judge Jerilyn Deitz with a deal Thursday that called for Hauschultz, 54, to plead guilty to two felony child abuse counts in exchange for prosecutors dropping the rest of the charges, according to online court records and a report from WLUK-TV….