A jury on Monday found a Prairie du Chien teen guilty of voluntary manslaughter. The verdict against 19 year old Dalton Adam, was entered by the jurors in Chickasaw County, Iowa, which is where the trial was relocated over concerns due to pretrial publicity. Voluntary manslaughter is a lesser charge of first-degree murder, which was the original charge against Adam. A conviction of first-degree murder carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. Reports say that Adam and 18 year old Jacob Seelinger of Decorah, Iowa viciously assaulted 46 year old David Hansen on July 12, 2018. Adam admitted to punching and kicking Hansen after Hansen had been knocked to the ground. Hansen died from his injuries on August 31st, 2018, at Gundersen Health Systems in La Crosse. A sentencing hearing for Adam has been set for November 26th in Decorah.
