The trial against a local teen accused of brutally murdering her sister is over. Kenyada Jackson was found not guilty by reason of insanity. A psychologist report labeled her bi-polar with a tendency for psychotic episodes. Prosecutor Juergen Waldick says that diagnosis, along with the crime scene played key roles in the insanity ruling.
"It's like nothing I've ever seen before and I've been to a lot of crime scenes in my 20 plus years and this has been the most, I don't know, I think the words can't describe what was at the crime scene," Waldick said.
The gruesome details of what happened inside the home came to light in court. Kenyada Jackson, 19, stabbed her four year old sister 50 times in the head and cut out some of the little girl's organs.
On Thursday Jackson was found not guilty of the murder by reason of insanity. Jackson, who is bi-polar, said her medication made her feel sluggish so she stopped using it so she could join the track team at Elida.
A sudden discontinuation of serious medication is something doctor's strongly advise against.
"The effect of medications especially with medications in combination can have multiple different unpredictable effects that a person, a patient, that maybe doesn't know the ins and outs of the medications would not be aware of and would not be able to predict that," Dr. Todd Ignarski, said.
When on her medication, Prosecutor Waldick says Jackson was a functioning teenager.
"There was no indication that she was going to do something like this but however when she broke with reality, there was a severe break with reality. I mean and the danger of course is protecting the public from future events," he said.
Jackson will be evaluated for six months in a psychiatric hospital in Toledo. After the initial six month evaluation, mental health officials from the Toledo hospital will update the court every two years on Jackson's mental state.
