Omro man sentenced to prison for strangling and killing girlfriend while drunk
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – A 23-year-old Omro man was sentenced to several years in prison on Thursday for killing his girlfriend.
Judge John Jorgensen sentenced Joseph Olvera to 30 years in prison, followed by 20 years of extended supervision for the death of his girlfriend, 20-year-old Johanna Schultz. Olvera was found guilty due to his no-contest plea on a first-degree reckless homicide charge. His first-degree recklessly endangering safety charge was dismissed but read in.
On March 11, 2023, authorities responded to the 500 block of Spruce Street in Omro after Olvera called 911 and said he strangled and killed his girlfriend.
According to the criminal complaint, Olvera told the communications center that he was wearing a plate carrier and a Kevlar helmet. He mentioned he wanted to come outside with his gun.
Authorities saw Olvera with his gun that had a laser on it, and he was pointing the laser toward the responding officers. The Bearcat armored vehicle arrived on the scene and not long after, gunshots rang out.
Olvera shot out the window and told the authorities that he wasn’t trying to hit them but fired shots because he wanted the officers to stay back.
Just before 4:00 a.m., Olvera exited the residence with a handgun in his right hand. He eventually dropped the gun and took off his plate carrier before being taken into custody without further incident.
Olvera told the authorities how he killed Schultz and tried CPR on her. Upon entering the residence, the police located Schultz deceased, with several items in the apartment overturned and damaged.
Messages back in June 2022 were recovered from a phone showing that Olvera sent messages saying he was full of rage. Schultz also messaged that she was scared Olvera was going to kill her. There were also videos recovered that appeared to indicate that the two were fighting. The complaint also mentions a video that appeared to be self-taken by Olvera.
In that video, he apologized to the victim’s mom and dad and said the Marine Corps messed him up. The video was reportedly captured on March 11 at 1:16 a.m.
A detective spoke with someone who was with Olvera the night Schultz was killed. He told authorities that Olvera was drinking, and the two talked about the Marine Corps. When asked if Olvera had any PTSD-type issues, the person was not aware of any and that Olvera was never deployed anywhere and was only enlisted for a short time.
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Olvera spoke with authorities and said that he got up around noon, took a shower, and started drinking. He said he woke up later in the night and reached for Schultz, but he only found her lying on the floor.
He said he didn’t know how Schultz died ‘because he was drunk.’ Olvera did say he noticed blood spatter on the wall but wasn’t sure what caused her injuries. He also told authorities that it was only he and Schultz in the residence that night, and the doors were locked.
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