Pauline Beyer (Winnebago Co. Jail)
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A competency exam was ordered Thursday for a woman who allegedly called in a bomb scare to an Oshkosh synagogue because she wanted help from the FBI.
Pauline Beyer, 65, faces one count of making a bomb scare for allegedly making a call Jan. 29 to Congregation B’Nai Israel, 1121 Algoma Blvd. Officers responded to the scene, where a search was performed and nothing suspicious was found. Nearby homes were also evacuated.
The defense attorney’s request for a competency exam means he is questioning Beyer’s ability to comprehend the court proceedings and assist in her defense. The judge ordered the psychiatric exam to be performed. The next court date was not immediately available, according to court records.
Police tracked the call to Beyer, who admitted making it, according to the criminal complaint.
“She said she just looked up a temple online and it was the first temple that popped up, so that is why she specifically chose this location to call and make the bomb threat to,” the complaint states.
“She stated that the Clintonville Police Department has essentially kept her hostage in her own house. She has no lights and is unable to leave her residence. She states she has called Waupaca County 911, aging disability along with several other agencies and organizations attempting to get help and no one is helping her. She indicated that she decided to call in a bomb threat on today’s date in order to get the FBI to come to her residence and help her.”
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