LACROSSE, Wis. – A Minnesota man accused of strangling a Uber driver was released after posting $5,000 bail. Dylan L. Taylor, 26, of Mankato, had been arrested after the driver reported being choked twice by a passenger on November 2 and threatened his life. The felony. charges:
> Suffocation by strangulation.
> Intimidation of a victim.
> Reckless endangerment of safety.
There also were misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct. Police arrested Taylor after he and a companion were let off at a 24-hour convenience store in Onalaska. Police quoted Taylor denying any assault but admitting to having downed “a lot” of alcohol that weekend night.

Taylor. Free after posting bail.