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Man deemed fit to stand trial over Shumlin threats Mar. 13, 2013 3:02 PM, Written by Mike Donoghue Burlington Free Press Staff Writer A 22-year-old Springfield man who is charged with threatening to kidnap and injure Gov. Peter Shumlin and his family was ruled competent Tuesday to stand trial in U.S. District Court in Rutland. Dakota J. Gardner, who also is charged with threatening the life of President Barack Obama and a Social Security worker in Rutland, remains in federal custody, officials said. During a competency hearing Tuesday, Chief Federal Judge Christina Reiss, citing a new psychiatric evaluation by doctors from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, deemed Gardner was not impaired and the case would proceed toward trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan and Assistant Federal Public Defender David McColgin did not contest the findings in the extensive report filed Feb. 7. McColgin initially asked on July 13, 2012, for the evaluation because Gardner had a long history of psychiatric illness “and has been institutionalized for much of his life since his parents died when he was very young,” court records show. Gardner was 3 when his father died of gunshot wounds while holding his son, McColgin wrote in his request. Gardner was 5 when his mother died and he received “much abuse throughout his youth,” he wrote. Gardner told investigators he was part of a “good” organization fighting against “evil,” McColgin wrote. Gardner believes “he is receiving orders from two guides Sanjara and Cairn, who are invisible to everyone else and who communicate messages to him from Maroon Dagon — a god-like entity,” McColgin wrote. He said Gardner “has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, reactive attachment disorder, and ADHD.” He added that Gardner also attempted suicide a number of times. McColgin did withdraw the request for the exam on July 20 by saying he and his investigator had spoken with Gardner “and it is clear to counsel that Mr. Gardner is fully capable of assisting counsel in his defense.” By Aug. 30, McColgin re-filed the request and Reiss agreed. There were no witnesses during the Tuesday hearing.
Man deemed fit to stand trial over Shumlin threats Mar. 13, 2013 3:02 PM, Written by Mike Donoghue Burlington Free Press Staff Writer A 22-year-old Springfield man who is charged with threatening to kidnap and injure Gov. Peter Shumlin and his family was ruled competent Tuesday to stand trial in U.S. District Court in Rutland. Dakota J. Gardner, who also is charged with threatening the life of President Barack Obama and a Social Security worker in Rutland, remains in federal custody, officials said. During a competency hearing Tuesday, Chief Federal Judge Christina Reiss, citing a new psychiatric evaluation by doctors from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, deemed Gardner was not impaired and the case would proceed toward trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan and Assistant Federal Public Defender David McColgin did not contest the findings in the extensive report filed Feb. 7. McColgin initially asked on July 13, 2012, for the evaluation because Gardner had a long history of psychiatric illness “and has been institutionalized for much of his life since his parents died when he was very young,” court records show. Gardner was 3 when his father died of gunshot wounds while holding his son, McColgin wrote in his request. Gardner was 5 when his mother died and he received “much abuse throughout his youth,” he wrote. Gardner told investigators he was part of a “good” organization fighting against “evil,” McColgin wrote. Gardner believes “he is receiving orders from two guides Sanjara and Cairn, who are invisible to everyone else and who communicate messages to him from Maroon Dagon — a god-like entity,” McColgin wrote. He said Gardner “has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, reactive attachment disorder, and ADHD.” He added that Gardner also attempted suicide a number of times. McColgin did withdraw the request for the exam on July 20 by saying he and his investigator had spoken with Gardner “and it is clear to counsel that Mr. Gardner is fully capable of assisting counsel in his defense.” By Aug. 30, McColgin re-filed the request and Reiss agreed. There were no witnesses during the Tuesday hearing.
Oh Burlington Free Press...How incompetent. He is not a, "springfield man," as you say. He is prisoner at the Southern Vermont Correctional Facitlity in Springfield Vermont. Not a resident. Way to kick a town when its already down.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, admin take this post down, it has nothing to do with Springfield.
DeleteYou are 100% correct 9:12. Dopey Burlington Free Press should have identified him as a "future Springfield man".
DeletePersonally I don't remember this story from last year so I pulled up some archives. I want to know why prison cell doors are allowed to be open and why these people are allowed to congregate at all? No wonder why they are able to run gangs in prisons and recruit. IT IS PRISON....YOU SIT IN A CELL OTHER THEN DESIGNATED RECREATION TIMES. One old article said "it is against rules for another inmate to be in the cell with the door closed of another inmate" and that they "do not individually monitor all the cameras" Yes because they have proven to follow the rules of reason. That is why they are there, because they FOLLOW the rules. yep sure thing. WTF LOCK THEM IN THEIR CELLS. No wonder they go back in constantly...three meals, warm bed, and non-stop social hours. It is like their own personal city in there.
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