Pauline Beyer (Winnebago Co. Jail)
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A woman who allegedly called in a bomb threat to an Oshkosh synagogue because she wanted to talk to the FBI has been ruled competent to stand trial, and the criminal case against her will resume.
Pauline Beyer, 66, 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 criminal case had been hold since August, when a judge ruled her not competent to stand trial. After psychiatric treatment, Beyer was deemed competent on Friday.
Competency means she understands the court proceedings and can assist in her own defense.
The next step in the case will be a preliminary hearing, but that was not scheduled Friday. Instead, Beyer returns to court Feb. 6 for a status conference, court records show.
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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