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Final Defendant In LDF Killing Sentenced To 22 Years Prison, 20 On Extended Supervision

The last defendant in the case of the 2017 killing of a Lac du Flambeau man was finally sentenced this week.

Judge Kevin Klein sentenced Evan Oungst, 29, to 22 years in prison, followed by 20 years on extended supervision.

He’s the fifth person sent to prison in connection with death of Wayne Valliere, Jr., in December 2017.

On New Year’s Day in 2018, police found Valliere’s body in a remote part of Iron County.  He had been beaten then shot several times.

Oungst pleaded guilty to second degree reckless homicide and 11 other felonies as part of the case.

Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He now contributes occasionally to WXPR. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.
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