By: Associated Press//November 4, 2014//
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A 20-year-old Wausau man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison in the fatal beating of a local bowler.
Zachary Froehlich was convicted in August on one count of first-degree reckless homicide as party to a crime for the June 2012 assault of Kerby Kniess.
Prosecutors say Froehlich and another man planned to steal from Kniess, when Froehlich beat him to death with a baseball bat while Kniess was asleep.
The Wausau Daily Herald Media reports prosecutors asked for the maximum 40 years in prison. Defense attorney Brian Bennett argued for 15 years in jail with 15 years of extended supervision. He said Froehlich took responsibility by turning himself in.
Froehlich apologized to Kniess, Kniess’ family, and his own family for his “mistakes.”
Information from: Wausau Daily Herald Media, http://www.wausaudailyherald.com