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Lancaster man accused of killing PDC resident

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A Grant County man jailed in Prairie du Chien is suspected of reckless homicide in another man’s stabbing death.

Thirty-nine-year-old Jessie Slaughter of Lancaster is jail, following an initial court appearance in Crawford County Court on Monday. Prairie du Chien police say 65-year-old Daniel Welsch was found dead inside a house in that city last Friday night, October 25th. Welsch reportedly died after being attacked with a sharp object.

Slaughter was arrested the next day. The two men reportedly knew each other.

A warrant had been issued for Slaughter’s arrest after he failed to show up for a court hearing in Oneida County this summer. His next hearing in Crawford County is expected in mid-November.

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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