Travis Reinking(Waffle House shooter) declared mentally unfit for trial

[Let A Fro Be A Fro]

Travis Reinking, the man suspected of killing four people in a mass shooting at a Nashville Waffle House, will be committed to a mental hospital for treatment until he is fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Reinking appeared in court to face his charges for the first time, wearing a bright yellow jumpsuit. He sat quietly while a forensic psychologist said he had schizophrenia that was so severe he would be unable to go to trial without medication and therapy.

Travis Reinking, the man suspected of killing four people in a mass shooting at a Nashville Waffle House, will be committed to a mental hospital for treatment until he is fit to stand trial Michael Schwab/USA TODAY NEWTWORK - TENNESSEE

Defendants are constitutionally required to meet a series of requirements before a trial can proceed: They must be able to work with an attorney, to understand court proceedings and to understand consequences of a trial.

After a hearing of about half an hour, Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn ruled that Reinking was "in definite need of training and medical treatment for his mental illness."

Fishburn said it appeared Reinking was not taking any medicine for his schizophrenia.

"Obviously that's the first step in getting him to become competent," Fishburn said. "The court does commit Mr, Reinking to Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute to take whatever measures are reasonably necessary to see that he becomes and retains competency so that the trial in this case can proceed."

The court will check on Reinking's status every six months, but Fishburn said he wanted to be "immediately notified" when Reinking was ready for a trial.

Travis Reinking, the suspect in a deadly shooting at an Antioch Waffle House, is escorted into Hill Detention Center for booking in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 23, 2018. Lacy Atkins / The Tennessean
Trials can be delayed for months while defendants are institutionalized.

Family members of the Waffle House victims packed into the courtroom's small gallery to face Reinking, 29, for the first time since the April 22 shooting. They moaned and shook their heads during psychologist Rena Isen's testimony.

Reinking remained stoic for much of the hearing, but began speaking toward the end, seemingly trying to address the judge. A court officer and Reinking's public defender huddled around him and told him to be quiet. At one point, while the judge questioned the psychologist, Reinking appeared to laugh and briefly flashed a smile.

As Reinking got up to leave, he waved to his mother, seated in the front row. She left without talking to reporters.

Outside the courtroom, Di'Angelo Groves, whose sister DeEbony Groves was one of the people killed at the Waffle House, told reporters he accepted the results of the hearing.

"I'm at peace. I just wanted the opportunity to see him in person and I got that," Di'Angelo Groves said. "I'm going to trust that they know what they're doing."

Prosecutors asked for a judge to commit Reinking for mental health treatment.

Deputy District Attorney General Roger Moore last week asked the court to consider more intensive treatment after Reinking's court ordered mental evaluation found his "mental condition was such that he is currently not competent to stand trial and in need of immediate judicial hospitalization."

Moore took pains in court Wednesday to explain that Reinking would not dodge a trial altogether.

Legal experts have said an insanity defense is possible in this case. While that argument focuses on Reinking's state of mind at the time of the shooting, the issue on Wednesday was Reinking's current mental state.

Reinking is charged in the deaths of Taurean C. Sanderlin, 29; Joe R. Perez, 20; DeEbony Groves, 21; and Akilah DaSilva, 23. He also faces four counts of attempted homicide and one count of using a firearm while committing a dangerous felony.

The Perez and DaSilva families have filed civil lawsuits against Reinking and his family.

Nashville Waffle House shooting: Travis Reinking not fit for trial | judge

He was mentally fit to purchase that weapon, though...

 

[LordDeathwatch]

nikka about to hit that Hogan redemption tour.:HulkBushmaster:

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

Says he will be committed to mental hospital UNTIL he is able to stand trial

 

[TL15]

The title is sensationalized. He’s not getting released and he’s not going to get off scott free. He will be in a mental institution until he is fit to stand trial, and then he will have a trial



I don’t trust this US justice system for shyt tho but it’s not saying he gets to go home and live a normal life

 

[I AM WE ARE]

He's going to "commit that" well at least attempt it, to strengthen his case

 

[King Poetic]

motherfukker going to get better treatment in the mental institution than in prison and probably keep playing that fukked up mental state as long as he can, so he can avoid being somebody fresh booty in prison

 

[I Really Mean It]

So, he's essentially been awarded a reprieve from being held to account for the massacre he committed, saved from a possible sentence of death or spending his remaining days imprisoned among men who would make his life a living hell if not end it altogether.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

:yesindeedfamily:

 

[the cac mamba]

always mentally sound enough to acquire guns and shoot up public places, but never sound enough to be held accountable

it says he's gonna stand trial after they dope him up, but this is fukking bullshyt

edit: look at this fukkin dime store therapist who made this "diagnosis"

About Dr. Rena Isen — Love Insanely

 

[SirReginald]

fukking cracker. If he was Black it'd be he's a thug savage. fukk these cacs.

 

[Let A Fro Be A Fro]

The title is sensationalized. He’s not getting released and he’s not going to get off scott free. He will be in a mental institution until he is fit to stand trial, and then he will have a trial



I don’t trust this US justice system for shyt tho but it’s not saying he gets to go home and live a normal life

The judge declared him mentally unfit to stand trial. That is 100% objectively true. If you read more into it than what I typed, that's on you This one is more of a sensationalized title.

Travis Reinking, Wallfe House Shooter, will not be convicted/stand trial.

 

[NoMorePie]

He gonna off himself before he gets to trial

watch

 

[ORDER_66]

this is bullshyt...

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

So, he's essentially been awarded a reprieve from being held to account for the massacre he committed, saved from a possible sentence of death or spending his remaining days imprisoned among men who would make his life a living hell if not end it altogether.

The judge declared him mentally unfit to stand trial. That is 100% objectively true. If you read more into it than what I typed, that's on you This one is more of a sensationalized title.

Travis Reinking, Wallfe House Shooter, will not be convicted/stand trial.

Found guilty on all counts

Waffle House shooting trial: Travis Reinking guilty on all counts - Man found guilty of murdering 4 people at a Tennessee Waffle House in 2018

 

[I AM WE ARE]

I watched the verdict live dude was expressionless like a statue. I don't even think he blinked during the verdict