The state’s psychological establishment refused to take a “suicidal” Adam Howe — accused of murdering his mom and burning her physique on the entrance garden in Truro — forcing authorities to ship him to a jail the place he later died, the DA mentioned.
Howe, 34, “suffered a medical emergency in his cell” a day later within the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford after steps had been taken to keep away from simply that, District Attorney Michael O’Keefe mentioned in an announcement Monday.
“Bridgewater (State Hospital) refused to take Mr. Howe saying they didn’t take Section 12 commitments. They would only take someone committed under Section 18,” O’Keefe mentioned. Bridgewater homes the state’s criminally insane and is run by the Department of Correction.
Section 18 requires a “person in charge” of a jail to name for an inmate to be seen at Bridgewater; the place Section 12 is for “a physician” or one other skilled who can “apply for hospitalization” at a psychological establishment.
O’Keefe mentioned State Police “contacted jails to see who would take” Howe whereas he was “shackled to a gurney after being examined and being watched by hospital personnel with eyes on him at all times.”
That was at 3 a.m. Saturday within the Cape Cod Hospital emergency room in Hyannis after Truro Police responded to a neighborhood house at about 9:30 p.m. on Friday on separate studies of a fireplace and a request for a well-being examine.
“Upon arrival, they encountered a male subject outside the house and a fire on the front lawn,” police mentioned. “As the emergency personnel realized that it was a body that was burning, the male subject ran into the house and locked the door. The Cape Cod Regional SWAT Team responded and ultimately made entry into the home, placing the subject into custody.”
O’Keefe mentioned “evidence suggests” the sufferer was Susan Howe, 69 — the accused’s mom.
Adam Howe “experienced difficulty breathing” on the homicide scene, O’Keefe added Monday, that that’s when he was taken to Cape Cod Hospital.
“An on-call judge was finally located at about 3 a.m. and she listened to the physician in charge of the emergency room and to the District Attorney, and issued an order under Section 12 of Chapter 123. The District Attorney then contacted Bridgewater to apprise them of the Judge’s order and the Judge’s willingness to speak with them directly,” O’Keefe added.
Howe was taken to the Ash Street Jail, and O’Keefe added the jail was given the “discharge summary from Cape Cod Hospital and a police report of the incident resulting in his mother’s death. Both of which indicated suicidal ideation.”
Adam Howe was discovered lifeless in his cell at roughly 5:14 p.m. Sunday.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson advised the Herald Monday the loss of life is beneath investigation.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”