The original judge’s bench from the 1889 Winona County Courthouse has returned to Winona. The bench — the high desk behind which a judge sits during court — was owned
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(ABC 6 News) - A Winona county man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for the killing of his wife.
Joseph Bailly Wright, 80 of Dakota, pleaded guilty on April 13 in Winona County District Court to one count of second-degree murder.
Wright was sentenced Wednesday in Winona County to 128 months in prison, will receive credit for the 377 days he has already served.
According to court documents, Wright called 911 and told authorities that he killed his wife on July 10, 2020.
When asked why Wright told a dispatcher, he had too many problems and that he had tried to commit suicide. Law enforcement learned the woman suffered from dementia.