Jackson Jambalaya

He had a burning desire to live there.

Wonder who got the Fed Contract.

Does his parents regret not getting him help before all of this happened?

Prisons are full of people who have mental illness. Yes they have to be held accountable for their crimes I just wish their families had helped them sooner

I'm not a lawyer but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express plus I watch Law & Order. I wonder why doesn't this guy just plead guilty and/or try to get a plea deal ? There's no way he walks away from this, right ?

For those pointing the finger at parents: Sometimes kids make decisions you don't agree with or like, and often you don't know about it until it's done. It's not so simple as "getting them the help they need." Usually kids make their own mistakes, and if they are not life altering mistakes they learn from it and move on. Other kids make life altering mistakes, like this kid. And it's on him, not his family.

Now that he has a new home, he needs a new razor. Looks like his may be a bit dull.

to everyone asking why wasn't the family getting him help; what information do you have that they haven't been getting them help? serious question, not trying to be a smart-ass. once an individual is 18, you can't force them into a treatment program or facility. you can have them involuntarily committed, but from what i understand, that's not easy, and doesn't mean they are committed long enough to correct anything.

some folks on psych meds feel better after taking them for a while, think they are better, then stop. and then they crash, go crazy, start taking meds again, and the cycle repeats. sometimes the meds have side effects that can be worse than dealing with the crazy without them.

if a person requires meds on a regimented schedule, the only way to make sure they take them is for them to be under daily, constant supervision. whether that be a parent/loved one they live with, or in an institution.

and unfortunately, you most likely don't know just how crazy someone is until they do something crazy enough for everyone to notice.

Mental illness doesn’t happen overnight. It’s goes on for years and getting your kids help before a life changing event happens is the key. Instead of waiting until a serious crime happens

I agree but sometimes parents don’t do anything at it gets worse.

@11:37 I've been wondering that very thing from the beginning. Evidence seems overwhelming, so why drag it out.

He's getting the "help" he needs.....he's a criminal, not a mental health case. Stop perpetrating that he's mentall "ill". That's propaganda.

Exactly.....hell, 90% of people walking around today are taking psychtropic medications almost as a badge of honor.....but if you framed it as them having a mental "illness" they would shat their pants.

Because they're trying to use the "mental illness" angle to get leverage.