UPDATE: Kali Bookey Held on $250,000 Bond; Accused of Slitting Throat of Brother's Girlfriend

HUDSON, WI — After hearing an argument from the defense Friday, a St. Croix County judge kept the bond for 15-year-old Kali Bookey at $250,000 cash. Bookey has been accused of slitting the throat of her brother's girlfriend and is charged with First Degree Intentional Homicide.

According to a report from the Pierce County Herald, St. Croix County Circuit Judge Eric Lundell summed up his justification for the continued bail with a one sentence explanation: she told her victim she was “a psychopath and that (the victim) was her first kill and she was probably going to kill again.”

Defense Attorney John Kucinski argued for a lower bond, stating: “She has no assets to go anywhere, anyway.. I don’t find any objective reason why she wouldn’t appear.”

According to a report from the Pierce County Herald, prosecuting attorney Michael Nieskes didn’t agree.

“This is a public safety issue. This is a protecting of the public issue.”

The Incident

According to the criminal complaint, police found the 15-year-old victim on her bedroom floor bleeding heavily from the face and neck. The victim told police she was in bed when she was attacked and cut with shards from broken bowls.

According to the criminal complaint, Bookey then asked the victim if she wanted to die or bleed out, and when the victim answered to bleed out, Bookey stopped her assault.

According to the Leader-Telegram report, Bookey said she “was a psychopath and crazy and that (the victim) was her first kill and she was probably going to kill again.”