Jury convicts Inexperienced Bay girl of killing, dismembering ex-boyfriend

Crime

Taylor Schabusiness was convicted of murder, third-degree sexual abuse, and mutilating a corpse within the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion.

Taylor Schabusiness stands in court room with her hands cuffed together.
Taylor Schabusiness was convicted Wednesday for killing and dismembering her ex-boyfriend. Tim Flanigan/WLUK through AP, File

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A jury discovered a Inexperienced Bay girl responsible Wednesday of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his physique elements at numerous places.

The Brown County jury deliberated lower than an hour earlier than convicting Taylor Schabusiness, 25, of murder, third-degree sexual abuse, and mutilating a corpse within the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion, 24, information shops reported.

Authorities say she strangled Thyrion on the Inexperienced Bay residence he shared together with his mom, sexually abused him, and dismembered his physique, leaving elements of it all through the home and in a automobile.

In his closing argument, Brown County District Lawyer David Lasee referred to as the case “weird.”

“That is unusual. That is unnatural — however by no means is it unclear,” Lasee mentioned. “She did trigger Shad Thyrion’s dying.”

Protection legal professional Christopher Froelich mentioned the case was “a puzzling, unclear assortment of information.”

“Was this an unintentional dying? Was there intent to kill Shad Thryion? It’s foggy, it’s cloudy, it’s laborious to determine,” Froelich mentioned.

The trial now strikes right into a second part to find out whether or not Schabusiness was mentally in poor health and ought to be despatched to a psychological establishment or ought to go to jail.

Following her arrest, Schabusiness had a not responsible plea entered on her behalf by the courtroom and a plea of not responsible by cause of madness entered by her former legal professional.

Brown County Circuit Court docket Decide Thomas Walsh dominated in March that Schabusiness was competent to face trial.

In February, Schabusiness attacked her earlier legal professional throughout a listening to earlier than a deputy wrestled her to the courtroom ground.