Under Wyoming law, a person is not culpable for criminal conduct if, at the time of the offense, a mental illness caused the accused to lose appreciation for their actions.
A Casper man was found to be not guilty by reason of insanity for threatening to kill a federal judge in 2017, according to a judge's verdict.
David Michael Chavis and federal prosecutors agreed that he sent a threatening letter to U...
A doctor told Natrona County District Court that David Chavis' schizophrenia with paranoid delusional thinking has not changed and probably will not change.
Briones allegedly said he smoked meth two days before his arrest. He also said he was on various medications and had a gift which allowed him to communicate with others without them being present.
In an effort to help the public better interact with those suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues, Cheyenne Police are hosting a free seminar this Wednesday.
A federal judge on Thursday found a man not guilty by reason of insanity for threatening to kill President Obama in January, according to court records.
Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year.
The report defines “mental illness” as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes “substantial functional impairment” or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of