Son accused in dentist's slaying was undergoing mental health treatment before father's death
Ann Arbor NewsJan 29, 2019
The revelation came as
The younger Krause was arrested with blood on his hands shortly after
The son appeared for arraignment via video feed Tuesday in
He was being "supervised" by
Though police could not confirm any specific diagnosis,
In court, Simon asked that county mental health personnel continue to have access to Krause while in jail, and that medications are properly administered.
In response to a prosecutor's claim that there was a high likelihood of conviction in the case, Simon said "there may well be an affirmative defense here."
He declined to comment further on the matter after the hearing. He waived the reading of the complaint and his client stood mute.
Matters of mental health treatment behind bars are for the jail officials to decide, Fink said. She denied bond at the request of Assistant Washtenaw County Prosecutor
Prosecutors believe Krause "poses a high risk of danger to the community and public," Vella said.
Police said the father and son had been drinking before the homicide. The mother fled the home to call 911. The younger Krause also called police, according to Metzer.
He "essentially advised that his dad was yelling at he and his mom and ... that basically he snapped and started hitting his father," Metzer said.
The elder Krause was declared dead at the scene. He was an area dentist and a former faculty member at the
Neighbor
Griswold, whose children grew up with the Krause children, described the Krauses as a good family. A former social worker who watched the closure of state mental health hospitals over the years, Griswold said the incident points to a need for more comprehensive access to mental health treatment in
"I'm just heartbroken," she said. "This is just so terrible and I don't know if this could be been prevented with better health services, but there is definitely a deficiency in our system."
Krause is scheduled for a
The dates -- outside the typical allotted time frame -- were requested at a private bench conference with the attorneys, Fink said during the hearing.
Following the court hearing, Simon said the delay was due to scheduling issues.
Open murder is a charge that allows a jury to determine the degree of the offense upon conviction.
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