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By Jenna Sundel
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Taylor Schabusiness was tackled by officers after she lunged at her attorney during a court hearing on Friday.
The 27-year-old was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and sentenced to life in prison in 2023 after she was accused of killing her boyfriend, 24-year-old Shad Thyrion.
She is now facing unrelated charges after she allegedly attacked a prison guard at Taycheedah Correctional Institution (TCI) in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
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Why It Matters
Schabusiness attacked another attorney during a hearing in 2023. She was tackled by a deputy and removed from the courtroom. The attorney who was attacked, Quinn Jolly, withdrew from the case after the proceeding.
What To Know
At the start of Friday's hearing, Schabusiness stood up and began yelling as she lunged at her attorney.
Multiple officers then tackled her to the ground and restrained her. The judge then took the proceeding off the record.
Who Is Taylor Schabusiness?
Schabusiness is a Green Bay, Wisconsin, resident. Her criminal record includes a charge for fleeing, eluding and obstructing a police officer. Prior to her murder conviction, she was sentenced to three months in jail with work-release privileges in 2022.
What Did Taylor Schabusiness Do?
Schabusiness told law enforcement that she and Thyrion smoked cannabis and methamphetamine and injected Trazodone at an apartment in 2022. The couple then returned to Thyrion's mother's house and began engaging in sexual intercourse.
Schabusiness then strangled Thyrion and performed sexual acts on the body before dismembering it.
Why Is Taylor Schabusiness in Court?
Schabusiness is charged with battery by a prisoner related to a 2024 incident where she allegedly hit a prison guard with a tray and swung a metal table at her.
According to a criminal complaint obtained by Court TV, Schabusiness sought medical attention for a staple in her arm in July of last year. When the nurse went to get tweezers, she allegedly lunged at the nurse. The prison guard intervened, leading to the physical altercation.
Schabusiness was deemed competent to stand trial on March 27 after completing a court-ordered evaluation.
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What People Are Saying
Judge Anthony Nehls, referring to Schabusiness' court-ordered evaluation at a March 27 hearing: "She presented, at least during that interview, psychiatrically and behaviorally stable. She did communicate that she had her own rational straightforward way, and she had a goal which was to eventually be transferred to general population, and understood that her behavior would reflect on that."
What Happens Next?
The judge said he would like to resume the hearing later today with Schabusiness appearing via video conference.
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