Effingham County Native Fatally Wounded; Authorities Hold Ex-Husband for Death

Effingham County native Stacia Hollinshead was fatally wounded by a gunshot over the weekend, and her ex-husband is being held in connection with the shooting.

The 30-year-old Hollinshead died in a home in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin around 2:40pm Saturday. Ulisses W. Medina Espinosa of Beaver Dam is being held in the Dodge County, Wisconsin, Detention Facility. Beaver Dam police say the incident is being investigated as a homicide.

Hollinshead was a graduate of Dieterich High School. She served 11 years as a US Army Intelligence Analyst, but had been sworn in as an attorney in October, and had joined the DeKalb County State's Attorney's Office as an assistant state's attorney in November.

Hollinshead was listed as a resident of Sycamore, Illinois, and her daughter is a school student there. Her family was notified of the incident over the weekend.

Charges in the death should be filed by Tuesday.