MONROE - A Brodhead woman accused of trying to kill her estranged husband and the woman he lives with pleaded not guilty in Green County Circuit Court Thursday, May 24.
Roxann Nordeng, 59, also requested a substitution of judge during her arraignment. Judge James Beer is currently handling her case.
Her attorney, Philip Brehm, did not immediately return a phone call regarding the reason for the substitution request.
She faces a Class B felony charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, Class E felony charge of burglary and Class A misdemeanor charge of intentionally pointing a firearm at a person, all related to an incident May 9 at the Crazy Horse Campground west of Brodhead.
Earlier this week, her husband, Arthur R. Nordeng, 64, and a woman identified as his live-in girlfriend, Chasadie M. Ayotte, 27, testified that Roxann Nordeng tried on the evening of May 9 to make good on threats to kill them.
Roxann Nordeng reportedly showed up at their trailer home wearing latex gloves and carrying a loaded Smith & Wesson .380 caliber semi-automatic gun in a Ziploc bag.
Her husband testified that she pointed the gun at him, and when he grabbed the barrel in a "death grip" to point it away from him, her finger pulled the trigger and the gun fired upwards, causing no injuries but leaving a hole in the trailer's screen door.
Nordeng filed for a divorce from her husband in May 2011, and court records indicate it is still pending.
Roxann Nordeng, 59, also requested a substitution of judge during her arraignment. Judge James Beer is currently handling her case.
Her attorney, Philip Brehm, did not immediately return a phone call regarding the reason for the substitution request.
She faces a Class B felony charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, Class E felony charge of burglary and Class A misdemeanor charge of intentionally pointing a firearm at a person, all related to an incident May 9 at the Crazy Horse Campground west of Brodhead.
Earlier this week, her husband, Arthur R. Nordeng, 64, and a woman identified as his live-in girlfriend, Chasadie M. Ayotte, 27, testified that Roxann Nordeng tried on the evening of May 9 to make good on threats to kill them.
Roxann Nordeng reportedly showed up at their trailer home wearing latex gloves and carrying a loaded Smith & Wesson .380 caliber semi-automatic gun in a Ziploc bag.
Her husband testified that she pointed the gun at him, and when he grabbed the barrel in a "death grip" to point it away from him, her finger pulled the trigger and the gun fired upwards, causing no injuries but leaving a hole in the trailer's screen door.
Nordeng filed for a divorce from her husband in May 2011, and court records indicate it is still pending.