The man charged with killing his mother in Appleton wouldn’t go to court this morning.
Bradley Boettcher was scheduled to have an initial appearance in Winnebago County court, but he refused to leave his jail cell in Outagamie County.
Court Commissioner Bryan Keberlein delayed the hearing until next Monday, and ordered sheriff’s deputies to bring Boettcher to court by any means necessary.
He’s charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the murder of Lee Ann Dorn. She was beaten to death in their apartment on Valley Road in February.
Police arrested Boettcher in Kentucky for driving drunk, and he’s been in custody since then.
Prosecutors say he stole Dorn’s car, and they believe he was heading to the Pentagon. They say he has a history of mental health problems.
They charged him late last month, and he was brought back to Wisconsin.
