Teen to be tried in stabbing
WAUSAU
An 18-year-old accused of stabbing his friend to death in central Wisconsin will stand trial.
Police say Charles Mattson told them he stabbed 24-year-old Larry Johnson three times while Johnson was choking him in May.
Prosecutors originally charged Mattson with reckless homicide, after he allegedly said he stabbed Johnson in self-defense.
But after conflicting statements from witnesses, the charge was upgraded to first-degree intentional homicide last month.
A judge decided Friday there was probable cause that a felony was committed and so Mattson was bound over for trial.

Jul 13, 2008 at 10:51 a.m.
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Nice job of copying and pasting. Wow, that's cool.
Jul 12, 2008 at 5:46 p.m.
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Um...this happened in Wausau, not Janesville.
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