A Baraboo teenager accused of fatally beating a man he thought was a child molester was charged with first-degree intentional homicide Tuesday.
Police say there's no immediate evidence the victim was a child molester.
Baraboo police say Vaughn has admitted that he went to the victim's home the morning of May 23 and beat him numerous times in the face. The defense counsel says evidence gathered so far shows there was never intent to kill, and that this case is overcharged, reported News 3's Joel DeSpain who was in court Tuesday. Vaughn's defense attorney says she'll ask a first-degree murder charge against her client be dropped. Meanwhile the district attorney is still contemplating hitting the teen with not just murder one, but a hate crime, DeSpain reported. In Court David Vaughn's mother looked on in horror as her son was charged with murder Tuesday.