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‘A weapon that we don’t understand’: Bridging Hope part of pilot program on strangulation exams

Bridging Hope has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. The nonprofit provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. - photo by Scott Rogers

Bridging Hope 1 04092025 — Bridging Hope has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. The nonprofit provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. - photo by Scott Rogers

Nick Watson

DCN Regional Staff

Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 5:14 PM

Published: Apr 9, 2025, 5:00 PM

Prosecuting strangulations since 1999, Sandra Partridge looks back on cases she’s handled and knows she would have acted differently.

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UPDATE: Probable cause hearing held for Dawson County teen facing several sex crime charges

Seventeen-year-old Landon Picklesimer, left, listens to his defense attorney, Kristian McPeek, center, during a probable cause hearing in Dawson County Magistrate Court on Nov. 4, 2025. - photo by Lucas Kochevar

1104 TEEN COURT HEARING — Seventeen-year-old Landon Picklesimer, left, listens to his defense attorney, Kristian McPeek, center, during a probable cause hearing in Dawson County Magistrate Court on Nov. 4, 2025. - photo by Lucas Kochevar

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Published: Nov 4, 2025, 11:29 PM

Attorneys Tuesday argued whether the charges against the teen should stand.

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