Pauline Beyer enters a Winnebago County courtroom May 29, 2025. PC: Fox 11 Online
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Pauline Beyer was placed on probation for two years Thursday after being convicted of calling in a bomb threat to an Oshkosh synagogue because she wanted to talk to the FBI.
Beyer, 66, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of misuse of a phone and obstruction.
The prosecutor and defense made a joint recommendation for the probation sentence, noting it was her first offense and she is getting mental health treatment.
Beyer apologized for her actions, saying “I’m very sorry for what happened.”
No one from the synagogue spoke at the hearing.
Beyer made a call Jan. 29, 2024, 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.
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.”
The case had been on hold at one point because Beyer was not competent to stand trial, but that issue has been resolved.
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