Doctor: Mental Defect Kept Greenfield Murder Suspect From Grasping Wrongfulness

Doctor: Mental defect kept Greenfield murder suspect from grasping wrongfulness

A doctor's evaluation has determined that Amando Lang, accused of killing Ben Christianson in a random attack six years ago in Greenfield, was mentally incapable of understanding his actions were wrong at the time of the alleged crime.Prosecutors say the psychiatric evaluation found Lang's mental disease prevented him from comprehending the wrongfulness of his alleged conduct during the 2019 incident that led to Christianson's death. Lang had be…

Judge Orders Mental Evaluation For Brick Woman In Toddler Stabbing Case

TOMS RIVER – A judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a Brick Township woman accused of stabbing her 2-year-old brother after allegedly claiming she heard voices instructing her to do it. Marlene Rodriguez, 20, appeared before Ocean County Superior Court Judge David M. Fritch for a detention hearing in connection with the November 1 stabbing on Burke Lane. She faces charges of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession …