California woman who got high and stabbed boyfriend 108 times will not go to prison, judge rules
Bryn Spejcher stabbed Chad O'Melia 108 times in 2018 after smoking marijuana in his Thousand Oaks apartment
A California woman who fell into a pot-fueled psychosis after getting high on drugs and stabbed her boyfriend 108 times before slicing her own neck as police tried to stop her will not serve any prison time, a judge has ruled.
Jurors found Bryn Spejcher, a 32-year-old from Ventura County, guilty in December of involuntary manslaughter after she stabbed her boyfriend Chad O'Melia 108 times while high on cannabis.
"Both took several hits from a bong loaded with marijuana," the Ventura County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. "Spejcher had an adverse reaction to the marijuana and suffered from what experts call ‘cannabis-induced psychotic disorder.’"
The state's mental health expert reportedly determined that as a result she was "unconscious" while she stabbed O'Melia dozens of times. She also stabbed her dog and turned the knife on herself when police arrived.
The court ultimately handed down a sentence of two years on probation and 100 hours of community service.
California.
Maryland will no doubt follow their lead.
Bryn Spejcher stabbed Chad O'Melia 108 times in 2018 after smoking marijuana in his Thousand Oaks apartment
A California woman who fell into a pot-fueled psychosis after getting high on drugs and stabbed her boyfriend 108 times before slicing her own neck as police tried to stop her will not serve any prison time, a judge has ruled.
Jurors found Bryn Spejcher, a 32-year-old from Ventura County, guilty in December of involuntary manslaughter after she stabbed her boyfriend Chad O'Melia 108 times while high on cannabis.
"Both took several hits from a bong loaded with marijuana," the Ventura County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. "Spejcher had an adverse reaction to the marijuana and suffered from what experts call ‘cannabis-induced psychotic disorder.’"
The state's mental health expert reportedly determined that as a result she was "unconscious" while she stabbed O'Melia dozens of times. She also stabbed her dog and turned the knife on herself when police arrived.
The court ultimately handed down a sentence of two years on probation and 100 hours of community service.
California woman who got high and stabbed boyfriend 108 times will not go to prison, judge rules
A California woman who went into a marijuana "psychosis" and stabbed her boyfriend 108 times will not serve any prison time for manslaughter, a judge ruled.
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California.
Maryland will no doubt follow their lead.