Fifty-one year old Michael Joseph Lizzi has been working his way to some one’s death for almost two decades. Whether it was his first brush with the law or not, as far back as July, 1992 he was in trouble in Hillsborough County, Florida. In that month he was arrested for a second degree felony, Robbery, and a first degree misdemeanor when he attempted to flee from the law. The state reduced the felony to second degree and on January 22, 1993 the case went to trial. He was found not guilty of both charges by reason of insanity. Somehow, in between being arrested on these charges and facing his trial verdict, he managed to be arrested again on September 4, 1992 for a first degree misdemeanor of Obstructing Justice for resisting an officer. One month after being found not guilty on the first two charges, he was back in court and plead nolo contendere on this new charge and the court ruled adjudication withheld on February 5, 1993.
Less than two months later, on March 24th, Lizzi would be arrested again. Once again he was charged with obstructing justice for resisting an officer. He plead nolo contendere again and the court adjudicated guilty on July 20, 1993. No one knows what Michael was doing for the next fourteen years. He may have been in an institution, he may have been on the proper medications. But he doesn’t show on the record again for 14 years.
Not until December 30, 2007. That’s the day he was arrested and charged with a first degree felony of Aggravated Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer with a Deadly Weapon; a second degree felony of a Felon in Possession of a Firearm; and a first degree misdemeanor for Obstructing Justice, once again. Apparently his deadly weapon was his car. Two troopers attempted to pull him over for reckless driving . The criminal affidavit states that the two troopers were out of their car with guns drawn when Lizzi attempted to run over them. On February 4, 2008 the court recommended he be placed in a mental hospital in Gainesville which he was moved to on February 18, 2008. There had not yet been a final verdict in his case. On December 15, 2008 the court found him not guilty by reason of insanity and placed him on a conditional release to a Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare facility in Orlando. It is unknown what restrictions were placed on his ability to come and go from this facility.
On October 14 of this year the court signed an amended order of conditional release after the Lakeside Behavioral facility informed the court Lizzi was not in compliance with the terms of his conditional release. On November 30th the case was reopened for review after several more communications to the court from Lakeside. The next hearing for review was scheduled for 8:30 a.m. December 3rd, 2009.
Last week, November 25th, Michael Joseph Lizzi drug his 73 year old mother, Sophia Chasteen, down a street in Orlando where witnesses saw him begin to punch and kick her. One witness described what he saw as if Lizzi had a rag doll when he saw the grown man “viciously beating, kicking, an older, smaller woman.” When authorities arrived they found her unresponsive and bleeding on the ground. She was transported to the hospital where she later died.
Wonder how long he’ll stay in the hospital on this not guilty by reason of insanity ruling?
Valhall.
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/orange_news/112509son_severely_beats_elderly_mother
http://www.fox4now.com/global/story.asp?s=7559765&ClientType=Printable
No related posts.
Click here to join the discussion
