Oostburg man sentenced to 25 years in prison for 2017 double homicide
Sergio Ochoa
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY -- Sergio Ochoa, 44, of Oostburg was sentenced to 25 years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision on March 13, 2020 for the 2017 homicide of two men -- Ochoa's cousin, Luis Garcia, and Garcia's best friend, Fernando Lara.
Garcia and Lara were found dead as a result of gunshot wounds inside a home near 10th and Wisconsin Avenue in Oostburg on July 30, 2017. This, after a 911 call came in around 3:30 a.m. from the home.
According to a criminal complaint, when a deputy arrived on the scene, a man came out of the home waving his arms and indicated the victims were inside. He said the shooter was gone from the home. The victims were found in the living room -- laying on the floor with gunshot wounds to their chest. They were later identified as 42-year-old Garcia and 43-year-old Lara.
Luis Garcia and Fernando Lara
Garcia's son said he and his uncle went to check on his father, and his uncle called 911.