Category: insanity

Judge Accepts Insanity Plea Deal for Man in Face-Biting Case

November 28, 2022
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STUART, Fla.—A judge accepted a plea deal Monday for a man who randomly killed a Florida couple in their garage six years ago and then chewed on one victim’s face that will send him to a mental hospital for treatment. Austin Harrouff, 25, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of first-degree…

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Orange County Man Found Not Guilty in Mother’s Killing Due to Insanity

October 19, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 37-year-old Laguna Beach man charged with stabbing his mother to death was found not guilty by reason of insanity Monday. Matthew Bryson McDonald is scheduled for a Nov. 4 hearing to determine his commitment term in a mental health facility. Police were called about 10:45 a.m. Aug. 18, 2019, to the Laguna…

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Waukesha Parade Massacre Suspect Changes Plea, Uses Insanity Defense

June 21, 2022
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The man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more by ramming an SUV into a Christmas parade last year in Waukesha, Wisconsin, will plead not guilty to his criminal charges by reason of insanity. Darrell Brooks, the 40-year-old accused killer, has changed his plea from “not guilty” to “not guilty by reason of…

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