Plea Deal Calls For Rockville Man To Serve 30 Years For Death Of Wife

PARKE COUNTY, Ind. – A Parke County has been sentenced to 30 years in prison as part of a plea deal.

John Hartman pleated guilty to voluntary manslaughter for punching his wife, Rebecca, for more than two hours in April of 2017.

She died at their Rockville home.

Court documents show Hartman called 911 himself, to report the crime.