Let's hope a drug test was performed to distinguish between schizophrenia, which could indicate lack of criminal responsibility and need for hospital treatment, and psychosis due to self-induced intoxication, which would not.

Failure to get that $100 test could result in wasting a $300,000/year bed at the State Hospital, which is already overcrowded, and where he'd likely be confined for many years. Total cost several $million. Worse, it would prevent others who really need hospital care from getting it.

If this crime resulted from meth use, prison would be a much much better use of our limited resources.

Did SA reporter ask about this crucial factor? Apparently not.

Sigh.