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Jury chosen for second Nya Thao murder trial, as testimony begins Tuesday

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3 months ago

August 5, 2024

Fourteen jurors were selected Monday for the second La Crosse County murder trial of Nya Thao, who’s accused of shooting three men at a rural West Salem quarry in 2021.

The jury was chosen from a pool of about 100 called to court Monday morning. Opening statements happen Tuesday in Judge Elliott Levine’s courtroom.

Thao was tried already for the murders in June of 2023, but that jury could not agree on a verdict.

The previous trial lasted about a week.

Nemo Yang, Peng Lor and Trevor Maloney were shot to death in July of 2021.

Thao is accused of being the shooter, firing the gun under the orders of Kham Rattanasack, who is now in prison for his part in the murders.

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.