Gary Siders, 73, will no longer face criminal charges after the court accepted the findings of a mental health evaluation which found him unfit to stand trial.
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- Judge Laina Fetherolf Rogers wrote in an Oct. 6 order that after reviewing the findings of Gary Siders’ mental health evaluation and hearing arguments in court on Sept. 9, he was not competent to stand trial
- She also dismissed the criminal case against the grandfather of the 16 children rescued from an Ohio “House of Horrors”
- Gary’s case will now go to the probate court where the details of his civil commitment to treat his mental health issues will be determined
One of the four individuals arrested when officials rescued 16 children from an Ohio “House of Horrors” is not competent to stand trial.
Gary Siders, the 73-year-old family patriarch and grandfather to the children found in the residence, was deemed mentally unfit by Judge Laina Fetherolf Rogers in an Oct. 6 court order obtained by PEOPLE.
As a result of this determination, all criminal charges have now been dismissed against Gary.
The evaluation of Gary was performed by Dr. Daniel D. Hrinko, Psy.D., who “did not state a conclusion as to restorability, but opined that based on the nature of Mr. Siders’ condition, a finding of unrestorability could be supported,” Fetherolf wrote in her order…