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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is totally outrageous.

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FAIRFAX, Va. — A Fairfax County judge on Thursday accepted a plea agreement finding a man not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2022 shooting death of a charitable organization CEO, a decision that sparked immediate outrage from the victim’s family.
Joshua Danehower, 37, who was charged with the murder of Gret Glyer, will move from a jail cell to a mental health facility rather than facing a criminal trial or prison time. The ruling followed a plea agreement reached between defense attorneys and prosecutors after [b]clinicians from both sides determined Danehower was legally insane at the time of the killing.[/b]

The courtroom was so crowded with Glyer’s supporters that officials were forced to relocate the proceedings to a larger room. Those in attendance listened as Danehower told the judge he "didn't possess the right mindset" due to his mental health when Glyer was killed in bed. 
Glyer, the founder and CEO of the donation platform DonorSee, was shot 10 times while he slept in bed next to his wife on June 24, 2022. The couple's two young children were also in the home at the time of the attack.
"Justice is not served today," Silvia Glyer, the victim's mother, said outside the courthouse. "An evil man took his life in the middle of the night. A coward. Somebody who planned step by step a murder and who is backed up by the justice system in Virginia."
According to the prosecutor, the killing was the result of a fixated obsession. Danehower reportedly became obsessed with Glyer’s wife after seeing her at a church function. Family members noted the two had gone on a date a decade earlier, and Danehower allegedly sought to reconnect.

The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office stated that Danehower had authored a murder plot titled "The Plan" before carrying out the shooting. The prosecutor also said he had a gun a lock-picking kit. 
This premeditation was a focal point for the Glyer family, who argued the Commonwealth’s Attorney failed to pursue a conviction despite the evidence.
"He admits to this and yet he's using his mental health problems as an excuse to avoid any punitive punishment for his crimes, and that is not right," said Gizan Glyer, the victim’s sister. "When there is no punishment for a premeditated murder, there's no hope in the criminal justice system."

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Sounds like this was the right decision[/quote]

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