Chippewa Falls Woman Sentenced for Attempted 1st-Degree Intentional Homicide

Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 -- 11:00 AM

(WEAU Staff, WEAU) A Chippewa Falls woman was sentenced for attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide.

According to WEAU Staff, online court records show Laura Feala pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide back in July. During her court appearance on Tuesday, she was sentenced to sixteen years in prison and four years of extended supervision.

The criminal complaint says on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, an officer responded to a home in the Village of Lake Hallie for a report of a woman with a baseball bat.

According to the complaint, authorities entered the home and Feala was screaming, swearing and pacing, and would not comply with officers’ commands. The complaint says a victim was found in a bathroom covered in blood.

The victim said that he was stabbed in the left eye and hit with a baseball bat. An officer was informed that the victim suffered about 15 stab wounds. According to the complaint, the victim said he was in the shower when Feala began attacking him with a knife.

The victim said he thought Feala was going to kill him. The victim said after fighting back, Feala went to get a baseball bat, returned to the bathroom and hit him.

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