(AP) – Mental health experts say an Arkansas case involving a
32-year-old man who police say intentionally smashed his car into a Ten
Commandments statue underscores the lack of options available to those suffering
from mental disorders.An Arkansas judge set bond at $100,000 on Thursday for Michael Tate Reed. He
was also arrested in 2014 for destroying Oklahoma’s Ten Commandments statue, but
he wasn’t charged in that incident.
32-year-old man who police say intentionally smashed his car into a Ten
Commandments statue underscores the lack of options available to those suffering
from mental disorders.An Arkansas judge set bond at $100,000 on Thursday for Michael Tate Reed. He
was also arrested in 2014 for destroying Oklahoma’s Ten Commandments statue, but
he wasn’t charged in that incident.
Reed’s sister, Mindy Poor, says her brother suffers from schizoaffective
disorder and that his mental health has deteriorated in recent weeks.
Governor Asa Hutchinson set aside $5 million to open “crisis stabilization units”
where the mentally ill can be treated rather than be booked into jail. Advocates
say they hope this will help alleviate the problem.
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