Judge: Mentally ill woman not ready to be released from treatment
PantagraphFeb 27, 2019
Jumper told Judge
Drazewski acknowledged that Jumper has made progress. but "there's still a long way to go."
Jumper's demeanor was calm Monday, in comparison to past hearings marked by her removal from the courtroom after she disrupted proceedings, the judge noted.
Jumper explained the value of taking her medications.
"They keep me on an even keel and I function on a normal level," Jumper said.
If released, Jumper said she would live with a family member in
Jumper's stability became shaky when she was asked by public defender
"I started the fire as a call for help," as a way to avoid people who were "passing weapons in the hallways and threatening to kill me and my children."
She said she regretted the fire. "If I could change it, I would," she said.
First Assistant State's Attorney
"Now is not the time for the court to grant the conditional release as requested," said Rigdon.
The
Jumper's son also resides in a state mental health facility. After his mother's arrest, he was charged with attempted murder in the 2015 stabbing of two men in downtown
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