Wisconsin Rapids Man Appears in Court for Attempting to Kill a Relative

Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 -- 12:01 PM

A Wisconsin Rapids man appeared in Wood County Court for attempting to kill a relative.

According to investigators, Tommy Ehrisman went into the bedroom of a female relative who was living with him and put a pillow over her face. He stopped and told her to call the police. Ehrisman said he had been having thoughts of self-harm. He’s being charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and suffocation.

During his court appearance on Monday, Ehrisman stated he wanted to plead not guilty by reason of mental disease and defect to the charges against him. A judge determined he will be examined by a doctor from the Wisconsin Forensic Unit. He remains in jail on a $200,000 cash bond.

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