Posted at 3:00 PM, November 29, 2025
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Court TV) — Convicted killer Taylor Schabusiness is scheduled to return to court on Monday to be sentenced after she attacked a prison guard.

Taylor Schabusiness appears at a court hearing on Oct. 8, 2025. (Court TV)
Schabusiness is serving a life sentence for the murder of Shad Thyrion, whom she was convicted of killing during a drug-fueled sexual encounter.
In October, Schabusiness pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct just days ahead of her scheduled trial. She had been charged with battery after an incident behind bars. In a criminal complaint, prosecutors said Schabusiness told them she had a staple in her arm. When a nurse grabbed tweezers to remove it, Schabusiness allegedly “lunged” at her. A guard intervened, and prosecutors say Schabusiness hit the guard in the head with a tray and swung a metal table at her.
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Schabusiness is represented by Christopher Froelich, who also represented her in her murder trial. Froelich stepped into the current case after Schabusiness lunged at her previous attorney, Curtis Julka, at a preliminary hearing.
When Schabusiness appeared at her sentencing for Thyrion’s murder in Sept. 2023, she was wearing a spit hood. Jail staff said Schabusiness’ behavior led to the decision to have her wear it.

