Monday, April 29, 2013
Former Lincoln-Way Central teacher Ryan Gardner's mental state improved while he was in a Chicago hospital, but has deteriorated in the three and a half months he's been locked up in the county jail, said his lawyer.
Former Lincoln-Way Central High School teacher Ryan Gardner got his chance to talk in court Monday, but passed on it. Gardner, who has been jailed since January for allegedly threatening Lincoln-Way school district officials, still wanted to speak even after his attorney warned him that prosecutors could end up using his words against him. "That's fine," Gardner told his lawyer, Alexander Beck. "I've been doing a lot of research since I was in jail," Gardner said, "and I've read a lot of books." Will County Judge Edward Burmila asked Gardner why he wanted to address the court. "See, your honor, everything is pushed," Gardner replied. "Pushed, pushed back." Beck has been trying to prove that Gardner was legally insane when he allegedly made…
Friday, April 19, 2013
A psychiatric evaluation of a former Lincoln-Way Central teacher charged with threatening district officials will be available for his hearing on whether he is fit to stand trial.
A Will County judge scheduled a fitness hearing for a former Lincoln-Way Central High School teacher charged with threatening school district officials. Judge Edward Burmila set an April 29 date for arguments on whether jailed former teacher Ryan Gardner, 41, was legally sane when he allegedly made threatening statements. Gardner, most recently a resident of downstate Danville, has been jailed since Jan. 16 on a felony charge of making a telephone threat. Prior to his being processed at the Will County jail, Gardner was receiving psychiatric care at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. He had checked himself into the hospital voluntarily. Gardner was hit with the felony charge after he allegedly made a Dec. 6 telephone call to …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Former Lincoln-Way teacher Ryan Gardner will be examined to see if he was legally insane when he allegedly made threats against district officials.
A former Lincoln-Way Central High School teacher charged with threatening school district officials may have been legally insane at the time of the incident, his lawyer suggested during an arraignment Friday morning in Will County court. Ryan Gardner, 40, most recently a resident of downstate Danville, has been jailed since Jan. 16 on a felony charge of making a telephone threat. Prior to his being processed at the Will County jail, Gardner was receiving psychiatric care at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. He had checked himself into the hospital voluntarily. Gardner was hit with the felony charge after he allegedly made a Dec. 6 telephone call to Lincoln-Way School District Deputy Superintendent Thomas Eddy. About a week after …
shawn
6:23 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Very well said Jed. It's beyond obvious he needs help. I do wonder though if he had been treated due to his mental history. Many that are treated with medication tend to stop taking their meds because they think they are mentally sound when in actuality it is the meds that are doing their job. If he is medicated and stops his meds he can become a threat to society. There has to be a better way of… more ›