Janesville woman to stand trial on attempted homicide charge
JANESVILLE -- A Janesville woman accused of trying to kill her husband pleaded not guilty this morning to attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Nickole E. Pergande, 35, of 530 S. Randall Ave., Janesville, appeared in Rock County Court for a preliminary hearing and arraignment.
She was ordered to stand trial and then entered her not guilty plea.
Nickole is suspected of stabbing her husband, Jaymie Pergande, 38, while he was in the shower, according to the criminal complaint.
Jaymie claims his wife was stealing from him, was distraught over legal issues and sliced his throat in an attempt to murder him, according to the complaint.
Nickole claims her husband is lying, was stressed about the couple’s job loss and got cut for an unknown reason, according to the complaint.

Feb 24, 2009 at 10:37 p.m.
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Win Win it is NURSE! Gotta love havin' a man to steal from. I am also LMAO!
Feb 24, 2009 at 9:57 a.m.
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foofoogirl-It's a win-win situation right? I buy what I want and he gets what he wants and then I win-twice! LMAO
Feb 24, 2009 at 9:19 a.m.
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JUST WANT TO CLEAR UP THE RUMOR THAT HISVIC IS SPREADING, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN, CHECK YOUR FACTS BEFORE YOU START OPENING YOUR MOUTH, THE ENT DRS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
Feb 24, 2009 at 8:19 a.m.
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I resent the dyslexia joke, it's a handicap, you should go to a D.A.M (mothers against dyslexia) gathering and teg erom stcaf.
Feb 23, 2009 at 10:25 p.m.
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SUNDROPPER...I knew that was coming...
Feb 23, 2009 at 10:25 p.m.
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NURSE4U......LOL....I also "steal" from my husband all the time...hehe. I think he steals from me too when I am sleeping...wink wink.
Feb 23, 2009 at 8:31 p.m.
Feb 23, 2009 at 7:38 p.m.
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SHERIM...as much as I agree with your compassion, we cannot be responsible for every person who MAY read these blogs. That is where the responsibility of the guardian comes in. Her time on the computer should be moderated, and this definately should be a no no for her to view.....
Feb 23, 2009 at 7:35 p.m.
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I still think you need to go back and consider the very low bail amount. She was released without security bracelet or anything like that...they(court) may not consider her too big of a threat to him? Doesn't add up...but then not much in either of their stories do.
Feb 23, 2009 at 7:05 p.m.
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This woman has at least one child old enough to be reading this so why don't all of you consider that and stop speculating? Only God knows what really happened. I am sure her daughter does not need to be reading all of these theories though. Have some consideration & compassion!
Feb 23, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.
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She had a 1997 CM charge of worthless checks conviction and has just been charged with forgery. Other than that her record was good. Now she has a 1st degree intentional homicide attempt...
Feb 23, 2009 at 6:59 p.m.
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Parkhurst & Henthorn are her also known as names..
I have not done a wcca check on those names but other than a traffic ticket I do not see what legal issues she would be concerned about except for the divorce.
Feb 23, 2009 at 6:55 p.m.
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I "steal" all the time from my husband..
Feb 23, 2009 at 6:53 p.m.
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Both individuals involved sound as if they are hiding something.. Both allegedly have ulterior motives for their alleged actions. It is very difficult to determine whose story is true when both stories do not seem realistic or plausible. Neither scenario sounds likely. I have a feeling this may not go far in court. Someone will plead or they may dismiss charges.
I agree that if they are still married
and living together that one could say that her "stealing" from her husband is just ridiculous.
Feb 23, 2009 at 6:13 p.m.
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I knew this girl as a child, she has always been a bit off. Although I don't know her as an adult, I am quite confident that unless she sought help for her issues, it is quite certain a persons demons are bound to surface eventually, and desperate times seem to excel those with issues to snap. And of course I am speculating here, but I am also willing to bet her husband has issues as well, people with issues usually end up with other people in their same "league". Not always, but usually. So, with these curcumstances, it is pretty much a he/she said/stabbed.
Feb 23, 2009 at 5:55 p.m.
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yeah but that is a little different you said he slit his wrists himself and blamed it on you, but then said later he did it for a different reason, this man was stabbed in the neck while in the shower and one is saying she did it and the other is saying cut for an unknown reason. i think that is a little different that a wrist slitting. the was a domestic gone bad
Feb 23, 2009 at 5:39 p.m.
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The lengths that someone will go to to prove a point can be mind boggling to say the least. My ex slit his wrist with a butcher knife when he found his girlfriend in bed with someone else but he told the doctors it was because of me leaving him and keeping him from his kid (our daughter had numerous health problems and I was nine months pregnant by him). Needless to say, I took alot of drama from his family at the hospital. That is until he admitted why he actually slit his wrist..
Point is-if someone is trying to hurt themselves, they may blame it on someone else so that they do not look bad..
Feb 23, 2009 at 5:37 p.m.
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maybe she will be found not guilty by reason of insanity
Feb 23, 2009 at 5:04 p.m.
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maybe she was holding the knife an his neck just happened to fall on it?
Feb 23, 2009 at 4:56 p.m.
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I meant to write-OWN throat--dyslexic moment! LOL
Feb 23, 2009 at 4:55 p.m.
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I've heard about someone trying to cut their won throat with a CHAINSAW (ent dr @ MERCY a few years back) to kill themselves so why does everyone think it is impossible for someone to inflict this type of injury on themselves?
Feb 23, 2009 at 4:35 p.m.
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Maybe she was just trying to save money on dishwasher detergent by washing knives while he showered. Then accidently stabbed him in the neck, could have just as easily been a spoon, just bad luck really that it was an extra sharp really big knife.
Feb 23, 2009 at 4:20 p.m.
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janesvillemom - who's lying? are you serious? have you EVER heard of someone killing themselves by slashing their own throat? ....where is the knife? hmmm missing? yeah right - and WHO makes the police wait outside while they lock up the dogs while ANYBODY is bleeding to death on the floor.It is stealing when your legally seperated and a spouse takes your personal stuff. In fact, I dont think either party can get rid of anything.
Feb 23, 2009 at 3:50 p.m.
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It would be difficult to develop physical evidence to strictly determine which of these two stories is accurate. It will probably hinge on witness credibility, primarily of the injured party.
Feb 23, 2009 at 3:18 p.m.
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I suppose it's possible that he slit his own throat so he could frame his wife. Though you have to admit it does seem a tad on the extreme side.
Feb 23, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.
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i am sure this woman felt really desperate to have gone and stabbed her husband but either way there were better alternatives to this
Feb 23, 2009 at 2:02 p.m.
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The evidence seems to be more like "He said, she stabbed."
Feb 23, 2009 at 2:02 p.m.
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Hopefully the evidence will show one way or the other and the truth will come out. however, a jury of her peers will be the ones making that decision....in either case, this is what the economy in the gutter does to people. Look at all the people that were driving to Nebraska to give up their kids no questions asked.
Feb 23, 2009 at 1:55 p.m.
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The evidence is this case seems to be "he said, she said..."
Feb 23, 2009 at 1:41 p.m.
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regardless of what they were fighting over stabbing him is really not the answer since she will be the one who ends up in jail.
Feb 23, 2009 at 1:40 p.m.
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Whatever happened until innocent until proven guilty?
Feb 23, 2009 at 1:35 p.m.
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Maybe her husband is the one who is lying? Only they know the truth at this point. How could she be stealing from him? Isn't the law in Wisconsin that if you are married, you both own everything together?
Feb 23, 2009 at 1:21 p.m.
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yikes i would say stabbing your husband in the neck really not that normal. i get mad at my husband but yeah have not even thought about stabbing him. she could of moved out or gotten divorced if it was that bad, she had to know she was going to go to jail for trying to kill him. i don't think she is normal
Feb 23, 2009 at 12:59 p.m.
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Don't even bother to comment. I didn't!
Feb 23, 2009 at 12:59 p.m.
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nikkiz242001- No offense, but I don't classify one stabbing their husband in the neck as "normal". I realize innocent until proven guilty is the case here, but let's not go overboard.
Feb 23, 2009 at 12:54 p.m.
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i have met nickole on many occasions and she is as normal as you and me! how dare you pass judgement on someone you dont know!! that is rude what is in ur past rooster??
Feb 23, 2009 at 12:49 p.m.
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rooster that was a bit harsh....perhaps she was cleaning the knife and it went off by accident.
Feb 23, 2009 at 12:34 p.m.
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modern day psycho, man!!!
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