A 40-year-old La Crosse man was charged Tuesday in La Crosse County Circuit Court after being accused of two separate assaults on a woman.
Philip Isaac Ramos faces felony charges of second-degree sexual assault/intoxicated victim and strangulation/suffocation and misdemeanor charges of battery and bail jumping.
According to the criminal complaint, the woman said she and Ramos were drinking heavily and that she passed out during the early morning hours of Dec. 15. She told La Crosse police she awoke bound with electrical tape and that Ramos sexually penetrated her. She said Ramos put both hands around her neck during the assault and threatened to kill her.
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According to the criminal complaint, Beffa aroused the suspicion of La Crosse police Dec. 17 after she pulled up to a 5th Avenue South apartment building associated with the sale of illicit substances.
A passenger in the vehicle quickly entered and exited the building and got back in the vehicle before Beffa drove way. Police followed the vehicle onto South Avenue, where Beffa allegedly made an improper turn, swerved and nearly struck a curb.
Police continued to follow the vehicle before making a traffic stop at the corner of South Avenue and West Avenue. The complaint says Beffa showed signs of impairment and blamed her erratic driving on fear that she was being followed.
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