La Crosse County Jury Finds Man Not Guilty In Former Girlfriend’s Death

A La Crosse County jury has returned with a not guilty verdict after five hours of deliberation.  Erik Sackett had faced first-degree intentional homicide charges in the death of his former girlfriend.  Prosecutors told the court Sackett killed 35-year-old Erin Somvilai in June 2018 and dumped her body in Runge Hollow Law in Vernon County near a cabin owned by his family.  Sackett doesn’t get to go free.  He still faces more jail time for a probation violation.