Prosecutors said Lukas Rosch was stabbed after bringing chicken to cook at an apartment instead of going out.
LAC LA BELLE, Wis. — A 27-year-old Wisconsin woman has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide after prosecutors said she stabbed her boyfriend during an argument over dinner plans at her apartment on April 24.
Mikayla Kloth is accused in the death of Lukas John Rosch, 25, who was found with a stab wound to the chest at an apartment in the Village of Lac La Belle near Okauchee. The case has drawn attention because prosecutors said the dispute began after Rosch brought chicken drumsticks and seasoning to cook at the apartment instead of taking Kloth out.
Authorities said officers were called to the apartment on Wisconsin Avenue on Friday night and found Rosch lying on his back with a chest wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Prosecutors said Kloth was standing inside the apartment when police arrived and told an officer she had stabbed Rosch because she was angry at him. The criminal complaint said Kloth later told investigators she did not want Rosch to come over for dinner that night and instead wanted to go out.
According to prosecutors, Rosch arrived with chicken drumsticks, seasoning and plans to use an air fryer. Kloth told investigators that Rosch began “pushing her buttons,” that she became upset and that an argument followed. Police said Kloth admitted stabbing him. Waukesha County Court Commissioner David Herring said at Kloth’s initial appearance that the complaint described an argument that began because Rosch brought home chicken to eat instead of taking her out. Herring said Kloth told officers, “I stabbed him. If you have to take me to jail, OK.”
Investigators said Kloth told police there was no struggle before the stabbing. According to local reports citing police, Kloth said Rosch had grabbed a knife by the blade and that she became angry and pushed the knife into his chest. Police said the wound went into Rosch’s heart. The complaint also said Kloth made statements while being taken to the police station, including that she “should have just gone to the bar” and that “the whole thing was irritating.” Prosecutors have not said that any other person was involved in the stabbing.
The complaint also described earlier concerns involving the couple. Investigators said Rosch had spoken about Kloth with another woman and the apartment landlord about a week before he died. Rosch reportedly said Kloth had bitten him on the thumb. The woman told investigators Rosch “genuinely seemed afraid” of Kloth and said he asked her to remember his full name “in case something ever happens to me.” Authorities did not say whether a prior police report had been filed in connection with that alleged incident.
Rosch’s family identified him publicly and described him as a loving son, brother, uncle and dog owner. In a statement, the family said it was “completely broken” by the death of Lukas John Rosch and called him “the most loving, giving, kind-hearted person anyone could ever meet.” His father, Matthew Rosch, also spoke during Kloth’s court appearance and asked the court not to release her. “I stand before you a shattered man,” Matthew Rosch said.
Kloth made her initial appearance in Waukesha County court on April 27. She was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, a felony that carries a mandatory life sentence if she is convicted. The court set her cash bond at $2 million. Court records listed the case in Waukesha County Circuit Court, and she remained in custody after the hearing. No plea had been reported by late Friday.
The Village of Lac La Belle is a small Waukesha County community in southeastern Wisconsin, near Okauchee and west of Milwaukee. The apartment where police said the stabbing occurred is in a residential area along Wisconsin Avenue. Local police and prosecutors have released most details through the criminal complaint and court hearing. Officials have not publicly released the full 911 call, body camera video or a complete autopsy report.
The next step in the case is a preliminary hearing, which is scheduled for May 29. At that hearing, prosecutors are expected to present enough evidence for a judge to decide whether the case should move forward toward trial. Kloth is presumed innocent unless convicted in court. The charge remains pending while investigators and prosecutors continue reviewing evidence from the apartment, witness statements and medical findings from Rosch’s death.
As of Saturday, Kloth remained charged in Waukesha County with first-degree intentional homicide. The case is set to return to court May 29, when a judge is expected to consider whether prosecutors have probable cause to continue the homicide case.
Author note: Last updated May 2, 2026.