LACROSSE, Wis. — A Winona man accused of killing 37-year-old Josh Pigney at his suburban Holmen home two weeks ago made his first court appearance without an attorney. Judge Elliott Levine ordered that a public defender be appointed for Jacob Klaver. The judge scheduled a new hearing next week. Klaver, age 38, appeared gaunt but attentive. He was in an orange jail jumpsuit and cuffed to a wheelchair. When arrested July 2 in Winona, he complained of a medical condition and was hospitalized under police guard. Authorities have been reluctant to describe his ailment. In court were friends of Pigney, a popular motorcycle racer. They wore T-shirts in his memory. Meanwhile. a memorial ride in honor of Pigney has been scheduled for Saturday.
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