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La Crosse choking suspect accused of violating restraining order

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A La Crosse man charged less than a month ago for a domestic fight has gone back to jail…for allegedly violating a restraining order.

Billy Atwell already was accused of trying to choke a woman, and of throwing a knife at her during a fight at her house in October.

The victim claims Atwell attempted to strangle her for about a minute, but he claims the woman hit him.

Atwell could appear in La Crosse County court today (Monday) on the new charge.

 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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