Man charged in Appalachian Trail murder found competent to stand trial Southwest Virginia Today
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Man charged in Appalachian Trail murder found competent to stand trial Southwest Virginia Today
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Prosecutors allow accused Appalachian Trail killer to plead not guilty by reason of insanity WJHL-TV News Channel 11
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Thank you for posting this update. Insanity defense is probably the only option available, and seems to have significant merit if public reports of the deep psychiatric illness are accurate. Makes one wonder how the police force that had Jordan in custody before the murder can justify letting him go.
Because we don't arrest people for "pre crimes." And our society has no desire to actually help the mentally ill.
ALSO:
Jordan, 30, had another run-in with law enforcement along the AT in April, when sheriff’s deputies in Unicoi County, Tennessee, arrested him after he reportedly threatened hikers with a large knife. Officials declined to prosecute Jordan for assault after the alleged victims decided not to press charges. Jordan ultimately pled guilty to the possession of a schedule VI drug and drug paraphernalia, public intoxication and criminal impersonation. A court sentenced him to probation, and he was released after paying a fine.
https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/appalachian-trail-attack/
https://tinyurl.com/MyFDresults
A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world. ~Paul Dudley White
Perhaps those alleged victims’ decision not to press charges was driven by the near universal (but false) belief that murder is so uncommon on the AT, their failing to press charges would not present any grave risk to others.
To the ATC’s credit, they were less quick to brush aside this latest tragedy as something like a 1 in 8 million anomaly that needed to be put in perspective for the public.
State laws vary for involuntary commitment to a psychiatric hospital but you will need at least one independent psychiatric evaluation and a judge order. We expect our police force to be also mental health experts but they are not. The judge in that case could have had ordered psych evaluation before letting him go but in those little rural towns it is not that easy, it is my guess. And as there was no charges there was no reason to keep him locked.