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Winona drive-by shooting suspect will be tried

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Waiters accused of killing 1, injuring another outside bar

Ricky Waiters is asking for a jury trial, on charges of killing a Winona man outside E.B.’s Bar last summer. 

Waiters made the request for a trial on Friday during a hearing in Winona County court. 

He is accused of killing Bob Johnson, an area musician, and wounding Sean O’Brien in the leg during a drive-by shooting last July. 

The shooting occurred shortly after Waiters was told to move his car to another place while trying to park outside of E.B.’s.   

No trial date has been set. 

 

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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