LEWISTON, ID — A 46-year-old Lewiston man has been sentenced to a minimum of seven years in prison after being convicted of attempting to strangle his former girlfriend during a violent assault last year. Joseph A. Witherup was sentenced June 26 in Nez Perce County District Court to an indeterminate prison term of seven to 15 years after a jury found him guilty of attempted strangulation. The charge stemmed from a Sept. 20, 2025, investigation b…
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