MARION, Iowa (KCRG) – The Marion father found not guilty by reason of insanity for strangling his young son to death, will remain at a mental health facility.
A judge is ordering Matthew Schleier to remain at the Cherokee Mental Health Institute after the court found Schleier remains mentally ill and is currently a danger to himself and others.
A judge in April found Schleier not guilty of first degree murder in the 2024 killing of his five-year-old son by reason of insanity, He was committed to Cherokee Mental Health Institute…