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Bryan Benjamin Sent to Psych Ward | Columbus News
A 38-year-old man, Bryan Benjamin, was found not guilty by reason of insanity after allegedly stabbing a police officer in the head with a makeshift knife—leading to his commitment to a psychiatric facility instead of prison. The ruling, by Judge Richard Brown, mandates his stay under Ohio law until he’s deemed no longer a danger or until the maximum sentence for attempted murder expires—up to 16.5 years. Complicating matters, the officer was also one of two shot in a separate May 2025 incident, adding layers to this high-stakes case that underscores the tangled intersection of law and mental…
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