Crime & Safety
Rohnert Park Man Who Killed 2 Women is No Longer a Danger, Experts Say
Experts say that a man who was convicted of killing two Rohnert Park women in 2000 should now be released from Napa State Hospital.
A Rohnert Park man who killed two women in 2000 is now fit to leave the mental hospital where he was transferred after the killings, expert say.
In a Press Democrat article, available here, experts recently testified in a Sonoma County courtroom that the man Mathew Beck, 38, is no longer a danger to society or himself and should be released from the hospital.
Beck was convicted of killing Sandra Napier, 36, who was his uncle's fiancée and her mother, Marcella Napier, 63, in the home they shared according to the story.
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Beck has been receiving treatment at the state hospital since he was convicted of the killings. Both hospital psychiatrist Eric Khoury and conditional release director Christina Barasch testified in the courtroom of Judge Gary Medvigy that Beck is no longer a danger to himself or society and should be released from the hospital.
They recommended that Beck be transferred from the hospital to a Manteca facility and then to another facility called New Beginnings. Both facilities are unlocked.
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But Sonoma prosecutor Bill Brockley opposed the release of Beck and stated that he has had a history at the hospital that is cause for concern. He pointed out that Beck had violations for having sex with hospital nurses and smoking marijuana.
Judge Medvigy is scheduled to rule on this matter on Tuesday. Now we put the question up to the readers of Rohnert Park Patch.
Should the judge allow Beck to leave the hospital and be transferred to the unlocked facilities? How comfortable would you feel if the judge ruled in Beck's favor?
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