OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Alisha Kocken was convicted Friday of taking a gun from an Oconto Falls police officer and shooting the officer, but a trial on her mental state will be held next month.
Kocken, 31, pleaded no contest to attempted first-degree intentional homicide, resisting an officer, battery to an officer, and disarming an officer for the Aug. 6, 2021 confrontation with Officer Nicole Blaskowski.
However, as Kocken has also pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, a trial on that issue is currently set for Sept. 19. The parties return to court Sept. 8 for a status conference.
With Kocken’s guilt already decided, the jury will be asked to determine if she suffered from a mental disease at the time of the offense, and if that condition prevented her conforming her actions to the law. If the jury decides Kocken did not suffer from a mental disease and could discern right from wrong, she would face a prison term. If Kocken did suffer from a psychiatric condition, she would be committed to a secure mental health facility.
If the case stays in criminal court for sentencing, she faces up to 78 years in prison.
Kocken was charged after an incident where police were called to an Oconto Falls home. There was a physical confrontation between Kocken and Blaskowski. At one point, Kocken grabbed Blaskowski’s gun and shot the officer in the head. Blaskowski was later released from the hospital.
