An Oconto Falls woman has ended her efforts to be found not liable in a 2021 attack of an Oconto Falls police officer due to her mental condition. Alisha Kocken, 31, was scheduled to have a 12-person trial determine if she was mentally responsible beginning on Monday, but on Thursday instead decided to withdraw her […]
Mar. 26—The man who lit a fire at the Spokane Democrats Headquarters in 2020 was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a federal court judge and released last week. Peter Yeager is not a substantial risk to the community, United States District Court Judge William Fremming Nielsen found. Yeager, of Grand Coulee, went […]
They think she looks too good to be true. Hyperrealistic artificial intelligence fakes have become so prevalent online that “attractive” people are now being mistaken for AI. An Italian model claimed that she’s often accused of being a bot amid the proliferation of AI, which is known for generating flawless representations of people online. “It’s […]
Mar. 21—A notice to assert a defense of insanity was filed for a woman federally indicted for murdering her mother in Wilburton last month. Tracy Ann Mannon, 51, was indicted March 13 in the Eastern District of Oklahoma for murder in Indian Country. Mannon was charged for the Feb. 26 death of her mother, Linda […]
Mar. 14—An Athens man on conditional release after he was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity is back in jail at the request of a clinical director who claimed the man developed an imaginary relationship with his apartment manager, according to documents filed in Morgan County Circuit Court. Harold Eugene Drinkard, 59, […]
On Feb. 29, Presidents Biden and Trump paid a visit to the border in Texas. Polling shows illegal immigration is a big issue for voters, and they are not happy with the open border policies of the past three years. So both Messrs. Biden and Trump are suggesting solutions. Biden wants more money for border […]
A woman accused of shooting her infant grandchild in December has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Grand jury indicts grandmother accused of shooting infant grandchild Mia Harris, 43, entered the insanity plea Tuesday at the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, according to online Butler County court records. The judge has […]
Jan. 16—A Liberty Twp. woman accused of shooting her infant granddaughter in the head entered a not guilty by reason of insanity plea Tuesday during arraignment in Butler County Common Pleas Court and will be evaluated for competency to stand trial. Mia Desiree Harris, 43, was indicted Friday on three counts of felonious assault and […]
Jan. 3—A man who shot at Middletown police officers before they returned fire at an apartment complex last spring has been found not guilty by reason of insanity after a bench trial in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Kyle Kellum, 30, was shot by officers on April 24 at Olde Towne apartment complex after firing […]