A prison psychologist said Tuesday that a mentally ill man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 is substantially likely to be made well enough to stand trial if he is given anti-psychotic medication.
Lea Ann Preston Baecht testified during a hearing in federal court to determine whether Robert Dear should be forcibly medicated to treat what she and previous experts have diagnosed as delusional disorder. Preston Baecht said she did not think psychotherapy alone would help Dear because he does not have an understanding of his illness, which she said is mainly marked by beliefs of being persecuted by others, including former President Barack Obama and the FBI.
