Can you believe this? I wonder if she is wearing a diaper to court.

– Former astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking a romantic rival, asked a judge Friday to let her remove her electronic monitoring ankle bracelet, saying that it causes abrasions and gets in the way of her military boots laces.

She promised to abide by all court orders if the GPS monitoring device is removed, including not having any contact with Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, the woman she is accused of pepper spraying.

Shipman also testified, telling the judge that she was still afraid of Nowak. Knowing Nowak has to wear the monitoring device gives her comfort, she said.

Nowak, a 44-year-old Navy pilot, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted kidnapping, battery and burglary with assault.

Her attorney, Donald Lykkebak, said he planned to ask Circuit Court Judge Marc L. Lubet at the hearing Friday to throw out some of the most damning evidence in the case, including an interview Nowak gave to police and items found during a search of her car.

In an interview with detectives, Nowak had said that she Shipman were vying for the affection of the same space shuttle pilot and that she confronted Shipman in an Orlando International Airport parking lot because she wanted to know “where she stands.”

She is accused of attacking Shipman with pepper spray and trying to
jump into her vehicle. Police say Nowak also had a duffel bag with a steel mallet, 4-inch knife and a BB gun.

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