WALWORTH, WIS. – At least one person has been formally charged in the death of the McHenry man who was fatally shot after a drunken game of Russian roulette, according to court documents.

David Bauspies, 36, of McHenry, was found dead Jan. 2 after being shot in an apartment in East Troy, Wisconsin. The defendant, Robert Sterling, was formally charged Friday with first-degree reckless homicide and homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon.

East Troy police responded to an apartment about 12:30 p.m. to the report of a gunshot victim, according to the court document filed Friday in Walworth County. Upon arrival, police discovered 31-year-old Sterling, of McHenry, kneeling over Bauspies’ body with a revolver on the floor nearby and blood splattered on the wall, according to court documents.

Court records also state that there was blood on both Sterling’s hands and clothing.

East Troy Deputy Police Chief Jeremy Swendrowski reported that he later interviewed Tyler M. Odell, who lives in the apartment where the shooting occurred. Odell stated that Bauspies and Sterling had both been drinking beer, enough to get them “pretty drunk.” According to the court document, Odell stated that he took out a .44 Magnum revolver, removed six rounds from the gun and showed it to everyone.

He then stated that he put a round in the gun and spun the cylinder as Sterling watched. According to a court document, Odell held the gun up to his own head, but did not pull the trigger. Odell then stated that he then handed the gun to Sterling, who spun the cylinder, held the gun to his own head and pulled the trigger, but it did not fire.

According to the court document, Sterling then pointed the gun at Bauspies and pulled the trigger, which caused the gun to fire, killing Bauspies. Sterling admitted to drinking alcohol Jan. 1 and Jan. 2, and stated that he was at Odell’s apartment when they started to play Russian roulette, according to the court document. The defendant also admitted that he was holding the gun when Bauspies was fatally shot.

According to the court document, Odell stated that after the fatal shooting, Odell and another man, who was at Odell’s apartment during the incident but was not charged in the shooting, went over to a friend's house before coming back to the area of his apartment when police found him.

Sterling is being held on a $20,000 bond in Walworth County Jail, and Odell, who has not yet been formally charged, is being held on a $10,000 bond.

As a teen in 1999, Sterling also was involved in robbing a Hostess store in McHenry with Shane Lamb, a notorious key witness in the 2002 disappearance and presumed murder of Johnsburg teenager Brian Carrick. In that incident, Sterling fired a gun and a bullet fragment hit a woman in the hip.

Dave Bauspies, the victim’s father, said Sterling and his son were best friends and hung out all the time.

“We were in total shock when we heard the news,” Bauspies said. “You just absolutely go numb and can’t believe that something like that could possibly happen.”

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help with the Bauspies family's funeral costs.