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La Crosse murder suspect could be close to plea agreement, says defense attorney

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1 year ago

May 30, 2023

Brad Williams

The attorney for a La Crosse murder suspect says there could be a plea agreement soon to avoid a trial this summer.

Attorney Andrew Martinez appeared in court Tuesday with his client, Sage Hicke, who was recently facing new charges in Juneau County.

Martinez said in court that those charges will not be filed.

Hicke is scheduled to be tried in July for the 2022 shootings of Storm Vondrashek and Jackson Greengrass, outside a 7th Street apartment building in La Crosse.

Hicke claims it was self defense, because the victims were coming after him. Vondrashek died and Greengrass was wounded.

La Crosse County Judge Elliott Levine warned Hicke to be at home and stay out of trouble before his trial to avoid violating his bond.

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.