Courts

Strangling suspect gets high cash bond in La Crosse

Published

4 years ago

July 2, 2020

Brad Williams

A cash bond of $50,000 has been set in La Crosse County for a 20-year-old man accused of repeatedly strangling a woman.

Christian Bouquet was arrested earlier this week, and faces about 40 criminal charges.

The 20-year-old is accused of choking his girlfriend on, at least, four occasions.

He’s scheduled back in court on July 20.

Prosecutor Danielle Kranz requested the high bond, because of charges that Bouquet has been violent toward the female victim in the case.

The victim asked the court not to let Bouquet out of jail, because she is “scared” for her life.

Bouquet had been wanted on an arrest warrant from another county for about a year and a half.

Brad Williams

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.