Johnny Foster had been charged with strangulation/suffocation, intimidating a victim through use of force and stalking. The 46-year-old was arrested Nov. 4, 2021, and remained in the La Crosse County Jail until signing a $2,500 signature bond March 10. A trial had been scheduled for April 11, but prosecutors asked for a delay due to the unavailability of a key witness. Foster’s attorney, May Y. Lee, says police failed to contact witnesses who could have provided evidence of his innocence. A judge dismissed all six charges against Foster Monday at the request of the district attorney’s office. The case is the latest in a series of unsolved crimes in the area that began in the late 1930s and 1940s. . . .
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