LACROSSE, Wis. – A LaCrosse man, Bryant Q. Smith, 50, was arraigned for the stabbing death of another man overnight at the Stokke Towers public housing high-rise on South Sixth Street, Bail for Smith was set at $500,000 pending completion of prosecution paperwork for first-degree intentional homicide. Police documents at the bail hearing said the victim was stabbed 15 times. Smith was arrested shortly after the stabbing. Police quoted Smith that he acted in self-defense.
Smith. Has previous convictions for battery in Jackson and La Crosse counties.