News
2007-04-05
Former cop
allegedly attacks girlfriend's ex-husband
A former Madison,
Wis., police officer has been accused of assaulting a
man who was once married to her current girlfriend. While
A former Madison,
Wis., police officer has been accused of assaulting a
man who was once married to her current girlfriend. While
Laura Walker, 36, was not officially charged with the
crime, her case has been transferred to Milwaukee to
avoid a conflict of interest, the Associated Press
reported Wednesday. During a bail hearing on Monday, Walker
fainted and fell against a wall. She was removed from
the hearing in a wheelchair and later posted $5,000
bail.
The district
attorney’s office said the break-in was a
strategically thought-out crime in which Walker
allegedly used a shovel to break a window to get into
the home. The attack happened at 2 a.m. Saturday. The
victim told police that he heard a noise and that Walker
allegedly entered the bedroom. He wrestled with the
intruder, breaking a closet door, and managed to push
her out of his bedroom, according to the AP. He
further explained that he recognized Walker when she pushed
him to the floor and straddled him, telling him that
she would kill him if he called the police. Court
commissioner David Flesch issued a temporary
restraining order barring Walker from the man’s home.
Walker is
currently a third-year University of Wisconsin law student
who interned with the Madison district
attorney’s office last summer. She was a police
officer from May 1999 to December 2006. (The
Advocate)
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