More details have come out about the 37-year-old man who attempted to enter a Jacksonville elementary school with an ax Friday afternoon.
Man who tried to enter Jacksonville elementary school wielding ax identified
“Eric suffered from severe mental illness and was well on his way to living a life managing his illness and his life. Clearly, Eri’s life took a tragic turn. I am thankful for all the people who tried to help Eric over the years. I am more thankful no children at the school were hurt.” Hurley’s background includes armed robbery and grand theft charges from 2018. Court records also show multiple mental health reviews, and he was deemed incompetent.“I think we need to be very careful making any assumptions that something went wrong when it comes to the court system,” Schott said. “Our local court system intervened and provided him very important supervision and access to resources that got him stable and got him to a really good point.
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