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Man facing murder charge escapes from mental institution in New Orleans
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:26 pm
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:26 pm
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A man who was found incompetent to stand trial for a 2006 murder in St. John the Baptist Parish has escaped from a mental institution, according to the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives said Jermaine Diggs, 34, who was facing a second-degree murder charge when he was found incompetent, left a court-ordered psychiatrist appointment June 26 at a facility on Tulane Avenue and never returned.
The Sheriff’s Office first reported the escape in a news release Tuesday.
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Detectives said Diggs should be considered dangerous, and a warrant has been issued for simple escape.
Diggs, of LaPlace, is accused of fatally stabbing his 19-year-old brother as he slept on a sofa as a means of “getting the demons out of him.”
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The two’s sister, Shaquandra Diggs, said after the stabbing that her brothers didn’t fight, and that she doesn’t know what provoked the incident.
She said she still doesn’t think her brother is dangerous, though, adding “he just needs to take his medicine.”
“Hopefully he’s safe wherever he’s at,” Shaquandra Diggs said. “We’re all concerned about him.”
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Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:27 pm to Tigerbait357
quote:Def got the crazy eyes
mental institution
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:28 pm to Tigerbait357
He just needs his medicine
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:28 pm to Tigerbait357
Honestly, dude doesn't look all that insane if you look past the fact that whole murder thing.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:30 pm to Tigerbait357
StrongSafety will show up here eventually.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 3:31 pm to Tigerbait357
I thought that mental institutions had psychiatrists on staff. Why did he have to leave the institution to see one?
Posted on 7/9/19 at 4:32 pm to Tigerbait357
Man facing murder charge escapes from mental institution in New Orleans and murder rate remains unchanged.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 5:02 pm to Tigerbait357
This is an odd article.
Generally speaking, when a criminal defendant is determined to be incompetent to stand trial, they are remanded to whatever they happen to be calling Jackson Forensic at the moment. It's a secure, inpatient, involuntary facility.
The idea that someone found incompetent to stand trial for anything, much less murder, could just leave where they were baffles me.
Generally speaking, when a criminal defendant is determined to be incompetent to stand trial, they are remanded to whatever they happen to be calling Jackson Forensic at the moment. It's a secure, inpatient, involuntary facility.
The idea that someone found incompetent to stand trial for anything, much less murder, could just leave where they were baffles me.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 5:05 pm to Joshjrn
So, a crazy arse murderer is allowed to go to a psych appointment unsupervised?
Posted on 7/9/19 at 5:06 pm to Joshjrn
It’s called East Feliciana mental health system now.. forensic division
Posted on 7/9/19 at 5:09 pm to Tigerbait357
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Shaquandra Diggs
That’s a pretty little name.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 5:45 pm to Mayor
"Forensic" is the term the common folk of the area seem to go with.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 7:11 pm to Tigerbait357
Yeah he’s not dangerous just needs to take his medicine so that he doesn’t brutally stab anyone else to death.
Posted on 7/9/19 at 9:19 pm to Mayor
quote:
It’s called East Feliciana mental health system now.. forensic division
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