Woman accused of shooting officer appears in court

Bond set at $750K; competency exam ordered
By: 
NEW Media Staff

The woman accused of shooting an Oconto Falls police officer has been released from Winnebago Mental Health Institute and into the Oconto County Jail.

Alisha M. Kocken, 29, Oconto Falls, is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, resisting an officer causing substantial bodily harm, battery to a law officer, aggravated battery, disarming a police officer, and misdemeanor counts of intentionally pointing a firearm at a person, discharging a firearm within 100 yards of a building and disorderly conduct.

During an Aug. 6 confrontation, Kocken allegedly fired three shots at Officer Nicole Blaskowski, striking her in the head and ballistic vest, after Kocken called 911 to report that someone had kidnapped her young son.

Blaskowski was treated overnight at a Green Bay hospital and released to recuperate at home. The criminal complaint says Kocken accused her boyfriend of kidnapping after he took the boy to a nearby park. It further says that before the shots were fired, Kocken accused a neighbor of kidnapping after the boy went to a neighbor’s apartment as she talked with the officer.

On Aug. 20, Oconto County Judge Jay N. Conley ordered Kocken committed to the mental health institution for up to six months, but she was released to the county jail by mid-September. On Sept. 15, defense attorney John Miller Carroll filed a notice that Kocken will plead not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.

During a Sept. 20 court appearance, Kocken told Conley she did not understand the charges against her, and the judge ordered that she undergo a competency examination to determine her ability to proceed. Carroll asked that his client be returned to the mental health institution, but Conley denied the request since staff at the facility made the decision to release her.

Conley set bail at $750,000 cash with conditions that she take all medications as prescribed and obey all medical orders she has received. She is prohibited from possessing weapons or consuming alcohol or illegal drugs, and she is to have no contact with the victim’s family or a list of witnesses in the case. If she were to make bail, she must wear a GPS monitor.

A status conference was scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 14.