OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A man accused of killing his mother has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
Bradley Boettcher, 36, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the Feb. 20, 2019, death of Lee Ann Dorn at her Appleton apartment.
The ruling means Boettcher is unable to understand the proceedings and assist in his own defense. Judge John Jorgensen ruled Monday it is likely Boettcher will regain competency with treatment. Boettcher was committed to the Department of Health Services, which can involuntarily administer medications.
No review date was set. The case would resume once he is found to be competent.
The ruling does not address Boettcher’s mental condition at the time of the incident; that can be raised at a different stage of the case.
Dorn was killed in February – and arrested the next day in Kentucky, but charges were not filed until September. Separate from the commitment order, he is being on a $1 million cash bond.
According to the criminal complaint, Dorn and Boettcher lived together. They would often argue about him moving out, and he would threaten to kill her, several people said. Dorn died of blunt force trauma to the head, the complaint states.
