Ark. Man Convicted in White House Trespass

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON -- A man who claimed to have a cell phone implanted in his head was convicted Friday of jumping a White House fence in a bid to meet Chelsea Clinton.

Shawn A. Cox, 29, of Mammoth Spring, Ark., was sentenced to 150 days in jail, but a District of Columbia Superior Court judge suspended the sentence -- with the stipulation that Cox stay at least one block away from the executive mansion. He also was fined $50.

Cox was arrested Dec. 4 after he scaled the spiked wrought iron fence on the north side of the White House. The incident occurred after he had three separate encounters with uniformed Secret Service officers on bicycle patrol. He told them he planned to meet former President Clinton's daughter at a church near the White House.
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Judge John H. Bayly Jr. rejected a prosecution request for a stay- away order covering the Capitol and Senate office buildings. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Dahl said Cox had tried to contact Chelsea Clinton through Sen. Hillary Clinton's staff.

Cox underwent a psychiatric evaluation before being deemed competent to stand trial.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-white-house-jumper,0,338505.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

How could this guy have been "deemed competent"? They were going to put him in jail for being delusional. Looks like they will sooner or later - If he's this fixated, isn't it just a matter of time until he crosses the "stay a block away" line?

It's so sad, not to mention a little frightening.

[Che_Nuevara]

1. You can be legally mentally ill

but still competent to stand trial. Being delusional does not shield you from the law. The only requirement for competence is the ability to separate 'right from wrong' and to have a basic understanding of why you are on trial. As long as he understands that the reason he's on trial is what he did, he's competent.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. They're Living Amongst Us....

It's like "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers." There are incompetent and delusional people everywhere. Many of them are repubs. Others are just whacked out of their minds.

But they're all around us.