Husband testifies against wife in shooting case By Jessica La Plante News-Chronicle Two and a half weeks after an Allouez man was allegedly shot in the head by his wife, the 37-year-old father of four appeared in court to explain the events of a morning that sent him to the hospital and his wife to jail. The testimony at Wednesday's preliminary hearing convinced a Brown County court commissioner to rule there was adequate probable cause to try 33-year-old Jacqueline Frisch for attempted murder. According to a criminal complaint, Frisch summoned her husband to the basement of their Floral Street home on Sept. 19 while she was getting ready for work. When her husband reached the bottom of the stairs, she allegedly pointed a .22-caliber handgun to his head and pulled the trigger five times. Frisch later told police her husband had frightened her the morning of the shooting by demanding "rough sex." When questioned about the incident, James Frisch offered police no explanation for the shooting, only the reflection, "I don't know why." The complaint alleged the shooting occurred the morning after the couple had spent a romantic evening together to celebrate James Frisch's homecoming from a week-long business trip. During Wednesday's testimony, prosecutors asked the victim to describe the aftermath of the alleged shooting. At one point during his hospitalization, James Frisch said he was in a waking coma, able to hear the voices of people around him but unable to move or respond. He said the shooting shattered his jaw and left a bullet lodged in his head. Defense attorney Ralph Sczygelski used the preliminary hearing as a chance to probe his client's past. On cross-examination, James Frisch revealed that his wife was struggling with psychological pressures stemming from her experience as a veteran of the Gulf War. He said Jacqueline Frisch told him she was sexually assaulted while serving in the military. Sczygelski would not say whether the defendant planned to raise an insanity defense, but indicated his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. He said the past few weeks have been very emotional for her. Likewise, Brown County Victim Witness Coordinator Karen Dorau said domestic abuse cases place great emotional strain on the whole family, especially when there are children involved. "You think only the (alleged) victim is affected , but its their family and whole support structure too," she said. Jacqueline Frisch is expected to return to court on Nov. 10 for an arraignment, when she is expected to enter a plea.