Mary York called 911 on son with guns, now faces felony charges

[Lanyap]

A few more details in these articles. Looks like York was aware that her son was capable of doing this but she is denying it.

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York told investigators that her son had depression issues for four or five years prior to the incident, according to the affidavit. He had been evaluated in Richmond, and after expressing suicidal thoughts, was referred to Fayette Regional Care Pavilion. York removed her son from an inpatient treatment program because of the cost and did not make him take prescribed medication after he said it made him feel weird, the affidavit said.

Mental-health records indicate that York's son said he wanted to go to Dennis and kill students who had bullied him and he heard voices that commanded him to kill someone, then kill himself, the affidavit said.

Richmond Community Schools records showed no documented incidents of the son being bullied or of York taking any actions to address bullying, according to the affidavit. She removed him from school in sixth grade and he participated in an online school program for about two years.

Although York denied to investigators knowing her son's mental-health diagnosis, Fayette Regional records indicate she was informed of his mental-health issues, the affidavit said.

According to the affidavit, York's work schedule left her son unsupervised from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. about one week of every three weeks. An incident also occurred during October 2018 when York's son fired a handgun inside the home, but the incident was not reported to police.

After that, firearms in the home were locked in a gun cabinet; however, on Dec. 12, York's son recorded video on his phone of himself breaking into the gun cabinet to access the weapons. He also said on the video that he intended to kill people at Dennis the following day, according to the affidavit.

The affidavit also references television interviews of York during which she denied having any warning signs of her son's plan at Dennis. During a recent "True Crimes" interview with Dr. Oz that aired Sept. 19, she responded, "No, nothing at all" when asked if she worried her son would hurt himself or others.

https://www.pal-item.com/story/news...g-teens-mother-charged-6-felonies/3973962002/

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The allegations in an investigator’s affidavit reveal new details about the 14-year-old boy’s five-year struggle with depression, suicidal and homicidal thoughts, and his family’s difficulty in getting him proper mental health care.

Investigators say Brandon Clegg videotaped himself on Dec. 12 saying he was going to kill people at Dennis Middle School the next day. The videos reportedly show him breaking the lock of a gun cabinet and retrieving multiple firearms when his mom and her partner weren’t home.

Mary York called police on Dec. 13 to report that her son took her longtime partner by gunpoint and forced him to drive to the school. She told police her son intended to kill students and himself. Inside the school, Clegg shot at police before he died by suicide. No one else was harmed.

York, 43, is charged with one count of dangerous control of a child, four counts of neglect of a dependent and one count of criminal recklessness. It’s unclear if she’s represented by an attorney.

Investigators allege York took Clegg out of hospital treatment after 10 days in May 2018 “because her insurance would not cover the cost of treatment and she could not afford it,” even though the boy said during intake he “wanted to go to the school and kill the kids that bullied him.”

York told investigators “that she knew nothing about his mental health diagnosis or what was said during his intake evaluation,” though staff at the hospital told investigators they met with York on several occasions and spoke to her by phone.

“Many entries in the phone records read that York wanted to take Clegg out of treatment against medical advice because of insurance issues,” the affidavit said.

The affidavit also says York “did not make him take” medication he was prescribed.

Investigators allege York failed to prevent Clegg from accessing weapons in the house, and he had once fired a weapon inside the home in October 2018. They also allege Clegg was often unsupervised because of York’s work schedule, which included rotating shifts of days, afternoons and nights.

Authorities cited several TV appearances by York in which she said her son wasn’t violent, most recently on a September airing of “True Crime.”

https://www.whio.com/news/local/mot...hooting-faces-charges/TG0E7jfaw25A2MOiQ3OThN/

 

[Victorian Gray]

A couple of bits in the article struck me:

"Court documents filed Friday show the shooter had been dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts. He had been checked into a program for 10 days, but York took him out because her insurance wouldn't cover the cost and she said she couldn't afford it. She did not make him take his prescribed medication, which he complained made him feel "weird."

My comment: and didn't consult a doctor regarding dosage or change of medication?

"During a police interview in February of 2018, York told police she wasn't aware of her son's mental health diagnosis or what was said during his treatment. Investigators later found staff at the facility spoke to her about her son's statements and that York would have been present when the teen made statements about harming himself and killing kids at school.

My comment: That one kinda speaks for itself.

Seems rather more complicated when one looks a bit deeper at who said/did what and when.

 

[interchange]

A couple of bits in the article struck me:

"Court documents filed Friday show the shooter had been dealing with depression and suicidal thoughts. He had been checked into a program for 10 days, but York took him out because her insurance wouldn't cover the cost and she said she couldn't afford it. She did not make him take his prescribed medication, which he complained made him feel "weird."

My comment: and didn't consult a doctor regarding dosage or change of medication?

"During a police interview in February of 2018, York told police she wasn't aware of her son's mental health diagnosis or what was said during his treatment. Investigators later found staff at the facility spoke to her about her son's statements and that York would have been present when the teen made statements about harming himself and killing kids at school.

My comment: That one kinda speaks for itself.

Seems rather more complicated when one looks a bit deeper at who said/did what and when.

There is no doubt that there is negligence on the part of York, and the second discrepancy shows consciousness of that. The question is whether it is functional or usual for her negligence to carry criminal consequences. In my view, the released details are very far from me supporting that.

 

[Pohemi]

There is no doubt that there is negligence on the part of York, and the second discrepancy shows consciousness of that. The question is whether it is functional or usual for her negligence to carry criminal consequences. In my view, the released details are very far from me supporting that.

Right, but the additional added info definitely moves the needle on the chart...criminal negligence? I don't know how much weight a charge like that can carry.

 

[dainthomas]

Inpatient mental health care is expensive as shit. If not covered by insurance, it's entirely possible she didn't have tens of thousands of dollars laying around to allow him to get the care he needed. So she's being punished for not having the money, and not being able to force her close to full grown son to take medicine he doesn't want to take. The whole thing is fucked.