LACROSSE, Wis. — The attorney for crochet-prodigy Jonah Larson told a judge that he’s seen enough 0f the evidence against Larson for his rape trial to go ahead and be scheduled. In legal terms the attorney, Chris Zachar, waived Larson’s right to a pre-trial hearing. It would be at a pre-trial hearing that Zachar could press prosecutors for more detail than is in the criminal complaint on which Larson was arrested. Judge Joe Veenstra accepted the waiver for a preliminary hearing and set trial for November 6. Larson was accused in July of assaulting a 12-year-old girl at the 24-hour Rhymes shelter for homeless youth. Larson, age 17, also was a tenant at the shelter.
