A domestic violence suspect located after his tracks were spotted in the snow is due in court Monday on a felony charge of strangulation and suffocation.
David A. Hohensee, 30, of rural Shawano, was the subject of a police search after a disturbance in the town of Richmond Feb. 13.
A woman who was the victim of the alleged incident fled the residence where it took place and called Shawano County authorities from a nearby tavern, according to the criminal complaint.
The complaint alleges Hohensee pinned his forearm against the woman’s throat during the incident, then broke her cell phone and threw it at her when she tried to call 911.
Hohensee was not located during an initial search of the residence, but authorities were called again a short time later and were told Hohensee was at the house. The complaint states the victim’s mother told authorities that Hohensee had come down the stairs from the upstairs where he had apparently been hiding.
Hohensee then went to the garage and it was not known where he went from there.
Sheriff’s deputies responding to the scene found a set of footprints in the snow leading away from the house and crossing a cornfield into a wooded area.
The sheriff’s department K-9 unit was called out and a Stockbridge-Munsee officer with a thermal imaging unit provided assistance.
K-9 Getty tracked the suspect through the forest in -3 degree wind chills for about an hour before cornering Hohensee, who then surrendered, according to the complaint. Hohensee was seen in the thermal imaging unit raising his arms and giving himself up, according to the complaint.
Hohensee could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if convicted on the felony count of strangulation and suffocation. He is also charged with misdemeanor counts of battery, disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and resisting an officer.
Hohensee was ordered held on a $10,000 cash bond.
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