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Wisconsin hunter shot and repeatedly stabbed
A man suspected in the death of a Hmong hunter found earlier this month in a wildlife refuge has been charged with murder, according to court records.
Sheriff's deputies arrested James Nichols, 28, of Peshtigo, after he showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound on Jan. 6, a day after the hunter was reported missing.
The Wisconsin attorney general's office says an autopsy on Cha Vang reveals he had been shot once with a shotgun and stabbed six times, mainly in the neck.
Vang also had a three- to four-inch-long wooden stick protruding from his mouth.
The autopsy determined Vang died of stab wounds that severed his jugular vein and gunshot wounds.
Messages left for Nichols' public defender, Kent Hoffmann, and his fiancée, Dacia James, were not immediately returned Tuesday.
James, 20, told The Associated Press previously that Nichols said he stabbed Cha Vang after Vang shot at him in the woods.
Vang's family has speculated that his killing was racially motivated.
His wife, Pang Vue, did not return a message left Tuesday. But shortly after his death, she told The Associated Press that he could not have provoked an attack because he did not speak English.
Authorities have not said how Vang died.
His death rekindled racial tensions in northern Wisconsin, where a Hmong deer hunter from St. Paul, Minn., fatally shot six white hunters two years ago. That hunter claimed one of the victims fired in his direction after they shouted racial epithets. He is serving multiple life terms.
Nichols was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse and being a felon in possession of a firearm -- all felonies, according to court records posted online. A bond hearing has been scheduled for later in the day.
Nichols was originally held on a parole violation from a burglary conviction. He was released from prison in 2002 after serving time for burglary and criminal damage to property.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Last Updated: 1/16/2007 1:26:04 PM
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*** On a side note.....what do you think of this comment?
"His wife, Pang Vue, did not return a message left Tuesday. But shortly after his death, she told The Associated Press that he could not have provoked an attack because he did not speak English."
So you can only provoke someone if you speak the same language?
Randy
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