Man Who Killed Grandpa Staying In Mental Institution

Alabama Mobile A judge says Jason Pierce is still too aggressive. He shot and killed his grandfather during a 2002 fishing trip on the Tensaw River.

by The Associated Press

Published: Wed, December 31, 2008 - 12:07 am CST Last Updated: Wed, December 31, 2008 - 9:56 am CST

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A judge has ruled that man who shot and
killed his grandfather during a fishing trip along the Tensaw River
will remain in an institution for now.
Circuit Judge Robert Smith was told Monday that 28-year-old
Jason Pierce continues to exhibit aggressive behavior in
the years since he killed 71-year-old Paul Strahan.
Smith said Pierce should not be sent to jail because he was
found not guilty of his grandfather's murder by reason of insanity
or mental defect in February 2003.
He ordered that authorities notify the court before he is
released from his institutionalized mental treatment so he can be
certain jail time is avoided. Pierce shot his grandfather in the
stomach with a shotgun in 2001 and killed him in July 2002.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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laha45 Says:

Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 12:55 pm

He needs to stay confined.. More than likely he has been aggressive with other patients. Let’s hope there is not a loop-hole for this guy..

concerned citizen Says:

Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:13 am

Don’t put him in a regular ward of a mental institution. He needs confinement in a place where he does not have contact with other mental patients who are non-violent. And PLEASE don’t ever allow him to live in a group home in a neighborhood filled with elderly residents or young children who don’t even have a right to know he is living among them.

claycitymadness Says:

Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:55 am

keep him confined somewhere, he shot his grandpa and then a year later killed him? throw away the key, he doesnt need to be out here among us, there are enough of them already.