Hearing set on Pawnee City strangulation charge

PAWNEE CITY – Juan Ramirez Jr., 29, of Lincoln is scheduled for preliminary hearing in Pawnee County on Feb. 5 on charges of assault.

A sheriff’s office affidavit says a 39-year-old woman described a Dec. 24 assault that included pressure on her airway. The affidavit says the woman recanted her statements days after the report, but told investigators Ramirez threatened to retaliate if she didn’t recant.

Ramirez is also charged in Pawnee County with strangulation assault on Sept. 19…

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