STEVE RUNDIO
La Crosse Tribune
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin â Shooting incidents are never routine, but had the case of Phillip Schuth ended with a pair of bullet wounds, the story wouldnât have traveled much beyond La Crosse.
But the story kept building and building until the body of Schuthâs mother, Edith Schuth, was pulled from a freezer.
Edith Margorie Schuth, a British citizen, didn t make friends easily living on French Island, but she loved and often doted on her son, Philip. Edith Schuth Philip Schuth Contributed photo
âIt was a very complex investigation because there were so many parts â a shooting, a dead body, explosives,â recalled La Crosse County Sheriff Jeff Wolf. âIt was the talk of the community â a very bizarre situation.â
STEVE RUNDIO
La Crosse Tribune
A Viterbo University student who said she was a victim of two recent racist incidents on campus has been accused of starting a fire in a residence hall April 18 and framing it as a hate crime.
Victoria C. Unanka was released on a signature bond Monday after La Crosse police arrested her for arson and negligent handling of burning materials.
âThis is a complex situation that involves a series of concerning incidents,â said Viterbo University President Glena Temple. âWe continue to investigate the incidents earlier in the semester and any potential link between them and this fire.â
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STEVE RUNDIO
La Crosse Tribune
A criminal complaint has been filed against an 18-year-old La Crosse man accused of driving a vehicle 100 mph through residential streets March 7 with a terrified passenger in La Crosse.
Cody Patrick Peters faces a felony charge of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and misdemeanor charges of second-offense drunk driving, second-offense operating with prohibited blood-alcohol content and operating after revocation.
According to the criminal complaint, an emotional and scared passenger in Petersâ vehicle used a cell phone to call 911 around 3 a.m. to report his reckless driving. The passenger later told police Peters had been drinking and that she tried to convince him to stop driving. She said Peters barely acknowledged her and only said âI got this, babe.â
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