Philip Reynolds Case: New Court Documents Filed
Philip Reynolds Case: New Court Documents Filed
First evaluation after acquittal in Grant County murder of Patrick Massey
Philip Reynolds successfully avoided criminal prosecution in the murder of Patrick Massey.
Reynolds was acquitted May 7 for lack of criminal responsibility in Grant County Circuit Court. Judge Stephen Shirron presided over the hearing.
Because Reynolds is in the Arkansas State Hospital, a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge now decides any potential release, be it from the Arkansas State Hospital to a psychiatric facility or his release back into public life.
South Arkansas Reckoning has followed this case closely and has obtained recently-filed court documents in Pulaski County that requests a hearing about Reynolds’ future in the state hospital.
The seven-page “Act 911 Report”states that Reynolds “maintained beliefs about being poisoned with chlorpromazine by his ex-wife out, but other paranoid beliefs seem to have resolved. He maintained attention throughout the interview.”
Dr. Martin R. Watts, a forensic psychiatrist at the Arkansas State Hospital who signed the Act 911 Report about Reynolds, wrote: “Mr. Reynolds continues to be affected by Delusional Disorder.”
Because of this disorder, Watts noted that Reynolds could “pose a substantial risk” to others if he is not in a controlled setting.
The request for a hearing could signal a potential move for Reynolds as Watts wrote, “The risks factors discussed above may be mitigated by Mr. Reynolds being involved in an appropriate treatment setting.”
Read the entire report signed by Watts below.
