TALLMADGE, Ohio — Ryan Vietmeier, the Tallmadge man who was indicted for aggravated murder in the shooting death of his father, Dennis, has been found guilty by reason of insanity by a Summit County judge.
According to court records, Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Christine Croce made the ruling earlier this month following a court-ordered competency evaluation.
Vietmeier will either be hospitalized or institutionalized based on an evaluation by the Criminal Court Psycho-Diagnostic Clinic. The Court will maintain jurisdiction over Vietmeier for life, per state law.
CASE BACKGROUND
On July 6, Tallmadge officers responded to the 500 block of Cynthia Lane after dispatch received a 911 call at 11:13 a.m. from a person stating that they had fatally shot their father. The caller told dispatch that the father was not breathing…