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St. Junious set to be tried for homicide this week, six years after deadly stabbing in La Crosse

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A jury is scheduled to be chosen Monday in La Crosse, for the trial in a local homicide case that happened before the COVID pandemic, and during Donald Trump’s first term as president. Anquin St. Junious was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man during a fight inside a taxi. Virgil Stewart was killed during the first week of 2019, inside the cab that was parked on 7th Street in La Crosse.

St. Junious

St. Junious was scheduled to travel from Illinois to La Crosse over this past weekend, to be present in court Monday morning for the trial. Judge Ramona Gonzalez has set aside a full week for the court case, with testimony expected to begin Monday afternoon.

The trial has been delayed several times in the past, partly because of the difficulty in finding an attorney for St. Junious. The defendant rejected a final offer for a plea agreement during a pre-trial hearing on Friday.

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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  1. angie Luethe

    June 10, 2025 at 7:36 am

    Why did it take 6 years to come to trial?

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