Teh One Who Knocks
01-08-2020, 11:51 AM
By Ben Feuerherd - New York Post
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An Indiana man accused of killing, mutilating and then eating parts of his ex-girlfriend’s body was found not mentally fit to stand trial, a report said.
Joseph Oberhansley, 38, will be transported to a state hospital after two evaluations by psychiatrists were filed in December. His defense attorneys and prosecutors then reached a deal to have placed in a hospital, the News and Tribune reported.
Oberhansley is accused of killing Tammy Jo Blanton in September 2014 in a house in Jeffersonville, north of Louisville, Kentucky.
Oberhansley allegedly then mutilated her body and ate parts of it, according to the report.
His first trial in August was declared a mistrial after a witness introduced testimony that was deemed inadmissible.
The prosecutor in the case said he agreed to have Oberhansley hospitalized in an effort to expedite his trial. The attorney, Jeremy Mull, said he still believes the case will go to trial and Oberhansley will be convicted.
Oberhansley’s attorney, Jeremy Mull, said the hospitalization was the right move.
“From the nature of the case itself — the accusations — and just Joseph’s behavior both in and out of court, there really is no question that he is incompetent. He can’t assist in his defense nor does he really have an understanding of the procedures,” he said.
https://i.imgur.com/pMQpI97.jpg
An Indiana man accused of killing, mutilating and then eating parts of his ex-girlfriend’s body was found not mentally fit to stand trial, a report said.
Joseph Oberhansley, 38, will be transported to a state hospital after two evaluations by psychiatrists were filed in December. His defense attorneys and prosecutors then reached a deal to have placed in a hospital, the News and Tribune reported.
Oberhansley is accused of killing Tammy Jo Blanton in September 2014 in a house in Jeffersonville, north of Louisville, Kentucky.
Oberhansley allegedly then mutilated her body and ate parts of it, according to the report.
His first trial in August was declared a mistrial after a witness introduced testimony that was deemed inadmissible.
The prosecutor in the case said he agreed to have Oberhansley hospitalized in an effort to expedite his trial. The attorney, Jeremy Mull, said he still believes the case will go to trial and Oberhansley will be convicted.
Oberhansley’s attorney, Jeremy Mull, said the hospitalization was the right move.
“From the nature of the case itself — the accusations — and just Joseph’s behavior both in and out of court, there really is no question that he is incompetent. He can’t assist in his defense nor does he really have an understanding of the procedures,” he said.